A referendum on the status of the territory was held in British Togoland on 9 May 1956. Since World War I, the territory had been a mandate of the League of Nations, then a United Nations trusted territory under British control. The referendum offered citizens the choice of staying a trusted territory until French neighbor Togoland had decided on their future, or became part of the rising Ghana. The indigenous and dominant ethnic group in Togoland, the ewe people, through the Togoland Congress, propagated against that referendum, preferring the merger with French Togoland.
The final result was a 63.9% in favor of integration. Resultatodify wikitesto Notemodify wikitesto
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