1956 French Togoland autonomy referendum

none Remain a Trust Territory or an autonomous region within the French Union? France 1794 1956 10 28 y Autonomous region within the French Union Trust Territory 313,458 22,320 3,003 438,175 Results rejected by the United Nations General Assembly. French Togoland remains a United Nations Trust Territory. A referendum on autonomy was held in French Togoland on 28 October 1956. Since World War I, the territory had been a League of Nations mandate and then a United Nations Trust Territory under French control.Togo - History https://www.britannica.com/place/Togo 2021-10-25 Encyclopedia Britannica enPaxton John Togo 1985 The Statesman’s Year-Book Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1985–1986 1177–1180 Paxton John Palgrave Macmillan UK en 10.1057/9780230271142 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230271142_162 978-0-230-27114-2 The referendum offered residents the choice of remaining a Trust Territory or becoming an autonomous region within the French Union. The result was 93% in favour of the latter, with a 77% turnout.Elections in Togo https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032004/http://africanelections.tripod.com/tg.html 2013-03-06 African Elections Database However, the referendum was rejected by the United Nations General Assembly as it had not included the option of independence and opted to continue with the trusteeship. In neighbouring British Togoland, a referendum earlier in the year had resulted in the territory becoming part of Ghana. The trusteeship was ended in 1960 when French Togoland became independent as Togo. Results Autonomous region in the French Union 313458 UN Trusteeship 22320 3003 438175 African Elections Database References French Togoland Autonomy referendum French Togoland Category:Referendums in Togo French Togoland French Togoland