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Referendum’s double-edged sword

By Dominic Odipo

Shortly after he assumed supreme power in 1958, French President Charles de Gaulle sought to construct a new political and economic dispensation for France’s African colonies. At the time, there were 12 of these territories, including Cote D’ Ivoire, Guinea (Conakry), Senegal, Gabon and Congo (Brazzaville).

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