Following is a list of senators of French East Africa, people who have represented the French colonies in East Africa and the Indian Ocean in the Senate of France since the end of World War II (1939–45). Many countries have since declared independence and are thus no longer included in the French Senate.

Comoros

Senators for the Comoros were:

In office Name Group Notes1947–1959 Jacques Grimaldi Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines 1959–1973 Ahmed Abdallah Not aligned Resigned 9 January 19731973–1975 Said Mohamed Jaffar Not aligned Resigned 6 November 1975 The Comoros declared independent on 6 July 1975, but the island of Mayotte chose to remain with France. See List of senators of Mayotte for senators for that island.

Madagascar

The Malagasy Republic was proclaimed on 14 October 1958 as an autonomous state within the French Community, and declared full independence two years later. Senators for French Madagascar before then under the French Fourth Republic were:

In office Name Group Notes 1947–1948 Justin Bezara Not aligned 1947–1948 André Peyroulx-Romain Républicains Indépendants 1947–1948 Ramamonjy Raherivelo Not aligned 1947–1948 Jules Ranaivo Not aligned 1948–1951 Félix Totolehibe Républicains Indépendants Died in office 2 February 1951 1947–1952 Daniel Serrure Républicains Indépendants 1948–1952 André Liotard Républicains Indépendants Known As Alcide Liotard 1948–1952 Michel Randria Républicains Indépendants 1948–1959 Norbert Zafimahova Indépendants d'Outre-Mer 1952–1959 Jules Castellani Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer 1952–1958 Ralijaona Laingo Républicains Sociaux 1952–1958 Pierre Ramampy Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines 1952–1959 Paul Longuet Gauche Démocratique et Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines 1958–1959 Laurent Botokeky Socialiste 1958–1959 Eugène Bernard Lechat Socialiste 1958–1959 Stanislas Rakotonirina Socialiste

Somaliland

French Somaliland, officially Côte française des Somalis, became the Territoire des Afar et des Issas on 19 March 1967. From 1977 it has been the Republic of Djibouti. Senators for French Somaliland under the French Fourth Republic and French Fifth Republic were:

In office Name Group Notes 1946–1952 Djama Ali Moussa Union Républicaine et Résistante pour l'Union Française 1952–1958 Hassan Gouled Aptidon Rassemblement d'Outre-Mer 1958–1959 Ahmed Goumane-Roble Gauche Démocratique et du Rassemblement des Gauches Républicaines 1959–1965 Mohamed Kamil Groupe de l'Union pour la Nouvelle République 1965–1980 Barkat Gourad Hamadou Union pour la Nouvelle République Resigned 30 June 1980Prime Minister from 1978 to 2001

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