French Territory Of The Afars And The Issas
The French Territory of Afars and Issas (Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still a colony of France. The area was formerly known as the Côte française des Somalis or French Somaliland.
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