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When did Djibouti gain independence from France?

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Eastern Africa

Djibouti gained its independence from France on June 27, 1977.1

Prior to this, the region had been known as French Somaliland and was later renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas in 1967. Upon achieving independence, the nation adopted the name Djibouti, and Hassan Gouled Aptidon became its first president.231