Oubangui-Chari (also written in the Netherlands as Oebangi-Sjari) was a French territory in central Africa. The territory was named after the two rivers Ubangi and Chari in the area.
In 1889, the French settled on the place of the current capital of Bangui.
On December 29, 1903, the territory of Oubangui-Chari was established by France by decree. In 1910, Oubangui-Chari became one of the components of French Equatorial Africa, next to Chad, Central Congo and Gabon. In 1916 a part of German Cameroon was added to the territory.
In 1958 the area became autonomous under the name of Central African Republic.
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