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The 1967 Independence Referendum for French Somaliland (Djibouti) rejected independence by 22 points. Yet 10 years later the 1977 referendum supported independence with 98.8% support. What caused this radical shift in 10 years?

by /u/critfist in /r/AskHistorians

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