Aug 26, 1966: French President Charles de Gaulle cancels speech in Djibouti due to protests

[merka]

1966: De Gaulle Cancels Speech
By International Herald Tribune August 26, 2016 9:12 am
DJIBOUTI, French Somaliland — Rioting demonstrators today [Aug. 26] forced President Charles de Gaulle to cancel a public speech in Djibouti’s main square. The demonstration — in favour of independence from France — left the
square blood-stained and littered with stones, broken bottles and clubs.
A gendarme was killed and scores of
people injured in clashes between the demonstrators and police. Some of those injured were said to be in serious condition as a result of tear-gas and concussion grenades used by police and troops to clear the square and the surrounding streets.
The trouble began when police were unable to control the crowd, which built up in the square despite surrounding road blocks and control points.
Many of those in the crowd carried clubs and staves and kept up a constant howl of abuse against the troops ringing the square and against French colonialism. — New York Herald Tribune, European
Edition, Aug. 27, 1966

http://iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/1966-de-gaulle-cancels-speech/?_r=0

 

[waraabe]

Much love to our Djiboutian brothers, somaliland should've united with Djibouti as we share the same culture, language and traditions.

 

[merka]

Much love to our Djiboutian brothers, somaliland should've united with Djibouti as we share the same culture, language and traditions.

Who knows what could happen in the future. We are economically tied to one another so you never know it might be a reality.

 

[waraabe]

Who knows what could happen in the future. We are economically tied to one another so you never know it might be a reality.

We don't need to unite with anyone


But Djibouti is a better option then the last mistake

 

[merka]

We don't need to unite with anyone


But Djibouti is a better option then the last mistake

Lol I'm just kidding bro

 

[Merca]

Much love to our Djiboutian brothers, somaliland should've united with Djibouti as we share the same culture, language and traditions.

I'm pretty sure that all Somalis share the same language, culture and traditions?

 

[waraabe]

I'm pretty sure that all Somalis share the same language, culture and traditions?

I don't know about that but somaliland should've United with Djibouti if it was going to unite with others

 

[Merca]

I don't know about that but somaliland should've United with Djibouti if it was going to unite with others

Ok

 

[waraabe]

Ok

Kkkkkkkk

 

[Thatsomaligirl]

To think hooyo was there and saw people throwing rocks and their shoes at him

 

[gurey]

We don't need to unite with anyone


But Djibouti is a better option then the last mistake

Why you sooo against unity horta. Why do you wanna break away with only SL?

 

[waraabe]

Why you sooo against unity horta. Why do you wanna break away with only SL?

Cuz I don't need unity

 

[Lord Flacko]

Much love to our Djiboutian brothers, somaliland should've united with Djibouti as we share the same culture, language and traditions.

Bruuuuuhhhhh