Territorial Assembly elections were held in

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on 12 June 1955. The

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and the

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both won 15 of the 30 seats.

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& Klaus Landfried (1978) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband'', p2203 The Committee of Togolese Unity boycotted the elections.Harris M. Lentz (2014) ''Heads of States and Governments Since 1945'', Routledge, p753

Results

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