French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas Territoire français des Afars et des Issas (French) | |||||||||
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1967–1977 | |||||||||
High Commissioner | | ||||||||
• 1967–1969 | Louis Saget | ||||||||
• 1969–1971 | Dominique Ponchardier | ||||||||
• 1971–1973 | Georges Thiercy | ||||||||
• 1973–1975 | Christian Dablanc | ||||||||
• 1975–1977 | Camille d'Ornano | ||||||||
President of the Government Council | |||||||||
• 1967–1977 | List of presidents | ||||||||
Legislature | Territorial Council | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 5 July 1967 | ||||||||
• Independence | 27 June 1977 | ||||||||
Currency | French Afars and Issas franc | ||||||||
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Today part of | Djibouti |
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The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI;
History
From 1862 until 1894, the land to the north of the
In 1958, on the eve of neighboring
In 1966, France rejected the United Nations' recommendation that it should grant French Somaliland independence. In August of the same year, an official visit to the territory by then French President, General Charles de Gaulle, was also met with demonstrations and rioting.[3][7] In response to the protests, de Gaulle ordered another referendum.[7]
On 19 March 1967, a
In 1967, shortly after the referendum was held, French Somaliland was renamed Territoire français des Afars et des Issas. This was both in acknowledgement of the large Afar constituency and to downplay the significance of the Somali composition (the Issa being a Somali subclan).[12]
The French Territory of Afars and Issas also differed from French Somaliland in terms of government structure, as the position of Governor General changed to that of High Commissioner. A nine-member council of government was also implemented.[citation needed]
With a steadily enlarging Somali population, the likelihood of a third referendum appearing successful for the French had grown even dimmer. The prohibitive cost of maintaining the colony, France's last outpost on the continent, was another factor that compelled observers to doubt that the French would attempt to hold on to the territory.[7]
On 8 May 1977, a
See also
- List of governors of French Somaliland
- List of French possessions and colonies
- French colonial empire
References
- ^ Raph Uwechue, Africa year book and who's who, (Africa Journal Ltd.: 1977), p.209.
- ^ Hugh Chisholm (ed.), The encyclopædia britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information, Volume 25, (At the University press: 1911), p.383.
- ^ a b c A Political Chronology of Africa, (Taylor & Francis), p.132.
- ^ a b c Barrington, Lowell, After Independence: Making and Protecting the Nation in Postcolonial and Postcommunist States, (University of Michigan Press: 2006), p.115
- ^ Africa Research, Ltd (1966). Africa Research Bulletin, Volume 3. Blackwell. p. 597. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ United States Joint Publications Research Service, Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 464-492, (1966), p.24.
- ^ a b c d Newsweek, Volume 81, (Newsweek: 1973), p.254.
- ^ American Universities Field Staff, Northeast Africa series, Volume 15, Issue 1, (American Universities Field Staff.: 1968), p.3.
- ^ a b c Jean Strouse, Newsweek, Volume 69, Issues 10-17, (Newsweek: 1967), p.48.
- ^ Report. United Nations, General Assembly. 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Africa Research, Ltd, Africa contemporary record: annual survey and documents, Volume 1, (Africana Pub. Co.: 1969), p.264.
- ^ a b Alvin J. Cottrell, Robert Michael Burrell, Georgetown University. Center for Strategic and International Studies, The Indian Ocean: its political, economic, and military importance, (Praeger: 1972), p.166.
- ^ Elections in Djibouti Archived 2017-01-02 at the Wayback Machine African Elections Database