1956 British Togoland status plebiscite
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1956-british-togoland-status-plebiscite-299-1195747
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1956 British Togoland status plebiscite
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A plebiscite was held in British Togoland on 9 May 1956 to decide the status of the territory. Since World War I, the territory had been a League of Nations mandate under British control, and became a United Nations Trust Territory after World War II. The referendum offered residents the choice of remaining a Trust Territory until neighbouring French Togoland had decided upon its future, or becoming part of soon-to-be Ghana. The Ewe-based Togoland Congress campaigned against and preferred amalga
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1956 referendum
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2023-08-10T03:54:13Z
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