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Final federal election before independence
The 1959 federal election produced a coalition government ahead of independence.
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1959
Final federal election before independence
The 1959 federal election produced a coalition government ahead of independence.
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What happened
The 1959 federal election produced a coalition government ahead of independence. It tested the regional-party system under the independence constitution.
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