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Afars and the Issas

British  
/ ˈɑːfɑːz, ˈiːsɑːs /

noun

  1. a former name (1967–77) of Djibouti

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Mengistu also faces the possibility of war with Somalia for control of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, whose 215,000 citizens last week voted for independence.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Background: The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977.

From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Djibouti:   The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became   Djibouti in 1977.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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