Djibouti

Djibouti Independence Day 2023 is celebrated in today’s annual Doodle! After 89 years of French rule, Djibouti declared independence on this date in 1977. The country held its third independence referendum on May 8 of the same year to decide its future. The majority of voters, 98.8 percent, chose independence. Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who led…