An independence referendum was held in the
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas on 8 May 1977 alongside an
election for a Constituent Assembly. Previous referendums were held in
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
and
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
,
[Kevin Shillington, ''Encyclopedia of African history'', (CRC Press: 2005), p.360.][American Universities Field Staff, ''Northeast Africa series'', Volume 15, Issue 1, (American Universities Field Staff.: 1968), p.3.] which rejected independence. This referendum backed independence from
France.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p322 The territory became independent as
Djibouti on 27 June 1977.
The result is celebrated annually on
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
on 27 June.
Results
References
{{Djiboutian elections
Independence
Independence referendums
Afars and Issas independence referendum
Independence referendum
Afars and Issas independence referendum
Referendums in Djibouti
Afars and Issas