French Afar and Issa Territories

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French Afar and Issa Territory ( French Territoire français des Afars et des Issas , also abbreviated as TFAI) was the official name of the French colony from 1967 to 1977, from which the independent state of Djibouti emerged in 1977 .

From 1896 to 1967 the area was called the French Somali Coast ( Côte française des Somalis ). It was given the new name French Afar and Issa Territory after a vote on March 19, 1967, in which a majority of the voters spoke out against independence and in favor of remaining with France. The name refers to the two largest ethnic groups in the area, the Afar and the Somali- belonging Issa .

After a referendum on June 27, 1977, in which 99.8% of the voters were in favor of secession from France, the territory became independent on June 30, 1977 under the name "Djibouti".

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Nuscheler, Klaus Ziemer: The election of parliaments and other state organs / Africa: Political organization and representation in Africa. De Gruyter (October 1, 1978). ISBN 3110045184 . P. 627