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1963 French Somaliland Legislative Election
Territorial Council elections were held in French Somaliland on 18 November 1963.Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1968) ''Djibouti and the Horn of Africa'', Stanford University Press, p81 Ali Aref Bourhan was elected president of the executive council following the elections. Electoral system The elections were held using plurality voting in seven districts, with voters casting votes for candidate lists. Results By ethnicity Aftermath Following the elections, Ali Aref Bourhan was elected vice-president of the Assembly by a vote of 27–5.Thompson & Adloff, p82 References {{Djiboutian elections French Somaliland Territorial Parliamentary elections in Djibouti French Somaliland French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Ter ... Election and referendum articles with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Somaliland
French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. The Republic of Djibouti is its legal successor state. History French Somaliland was formally established in 1896 after the Issa and Afar each signed a treaty with the French, but iterations of what will eventually become French Somaliland existed for few decades prior to the official formation. On March 11, 1862, a treaty signed by Afar Sultan Raieta Dini Ahmet in Paris ceded the territory of Obock for 10,000 thalaris, around 55,000 francs. Later on, that treaty was used by Captain Alphonse Fleuriot de Langle to colonize the south of the Bay of Tadjoura. On March 26, 1885 the French signed another treaty with the Issa making the latter a protectorate under the French. No money changed hands and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |