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Fernando Po

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Fer·nan·do Po  (fr-nnd p)
See Bioko.

Fernando Po [fəˈnændəʊ pəʊ]
n
(Placename) a former name (until 1973) of Bioko


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From the island colonies of Portuguese Africa Sao Tome and Fernando Po cuttings of the cocoa tree were transported first to the Gold Coast and then Nigeria and finally in 1905 to the French colony of Cote d'Ivoire which is today's largest producer.
At the time of his visit he had recently entered the British Foreign Service as consul on the island of Fernando Po.
 
 
 
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