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Book/Printed Material Message a la nation du president Hassan Gouled Aptidon a l'occasion du 8 mai 1977 : Paix-Unité-Fraternité

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Title

  • Message a la nation du president Hassan Gouled Aptidon a l'occasion du 8 mai 1977 : Paix-Unité-Fraternité

Summary

  • This booklet, published in Paris in March 1977, contains text excerpted from a declaration, signed by Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916-2006), president of Djibouti's leading political movement, the Ligue populaire africaine pour l'Indépendance (Popular African League for Independence). The declaration was aimed at the people of Djibouti on the eve of the historic referendum for independence from France, which took place in May 1977. Hassan Gouled Aptidon was one of Djibouti's chief negotiators for independence during roundtable talks in Paris in 1977. He became the country's first president, a position that he held until his retirement in 1999. The Republic of Djibouti is the former French Somaliland, which in 1967 became the French Territory of the Afars and Issas. It is located in the Horn of Africa, and is bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Gouled Aptidon, Hassan
  • Djibouti. President (1977-1999 : Gouled Aptidon)

Created / Published

  • Djibouti : Imprimerie Administrive, 1977.

Headings

  • -  Djibouti--Politics and government

Notes

  • -  "Extrait de la declaration faite le 19 Mars 1977, a Paris, par le President Hassan Gouled Aptidon."
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 16 p.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • African Section Pamphlet Coll

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2008700217

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gouled Aptidon, Hassan, and Djibouti. President. Message a la nation du president Hassan Gouled Aptidon a l'occasion du 8 mai: Paix-Unité-Fraternité. Djibouti: Imprimerie Administrive, 1977. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2008700217/.

APA citation style:

Gouled Aptidon, H. & Djibouti. President. (1977) Message a la nation du president Hassan Gouled Aptidon a l'occasion du 8 mai: Paix-Unité-Fraternité. Djibouti: Imprimerie Administrive. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2008700217/.

MLA citation style:

Gouled Aptidon, Hassan, and Djibouti. President. Message a la nation du president Hassan Gouled Aptidon a l'occasion du 8 mai: Paix-Unité-Fraternité. Djibouti: Imprimerie Administrive, 1977. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2008700217/>.