2) Djibouti. The World Factbook. 2003
... Background:The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. A peace accord in 2001 ended the final phases of a ten-year uprising by Afar...

3) Djibouti, city, Republic of Djibouti. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Djibouti, city, Republic of Djibouti, (jeboote´) (KEY) , town (1995 est. pop. 383,000), capital of the Republic of Djibouti, a port on the Gulf of Tadjoura (an inlet...

4) 1. Djibouti. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1. Djibouti 1967 The Afars ethnic group (Ethiopian in origin) in the north, with French support, won a referendum to retain ties to France rather than seek independence,...

5) Djibouti. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A country of eastern Africa on the Gulf of Aden. Djibouti was a French colony from 1896 until 1946 and a territory from 1946 until its independence in 1977. It...

6) Ethiopia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...471,776 sq mi (1,221,900 sq km), NE Africa. It borders on Eritrea in the north, on Djibouti in the northeast, on Somalia in the east and southeast, on Kenya in the...

7) Jibuti. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Jibuti, see Djibouti....

8) French Somaliland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French Somaliland, see Djibouti, republic....

9) Somaliland, French. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Somaliland, French, see Djibouti, republic....

10) 1936, May 1. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1936, May 1 Haile Salassie fled to Djibouti, and then to Britain; the Italians occupied Addis Ababa four days later. 1 1936-41 The Italians expanded their control...