The renamed successor to French Somaliland (still a French overseas territory, not independent), named for the territory's two main population groups, the Afar and the Somali Issa.
Became the independent Republic of Djibouti on 27 June 1977 following a referendum in which the territory this time voted for independence.
Reference history covering the FTAI period (1967-1977) and the transition to independence; French Somaliland's own dedicated monograph (Dubois, used above) stops at 1967.