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France's Vichy government completed construction of the Port in Abidjan to counter British influence. After the war, France competed with other harbors in the Gulf of Guinea, and due to increased foreign interest in the capital city, placed protectionist policies on imports, foreign consulates, and U.S. building contracts. The Abidjan city council elections of 1945 sparked the beginnings of the nationalist movement

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