 Algeria French recognition of Algerian referendum on independence held two days earlier | 1962-07-03 |
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 Angola
Independence from Portugal. 1975-11-11 |
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 Benin Independence from France
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 Botswana Establishment of the Bechuanaland Protectorate by the United Kingdom 1885-03-31 |
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 Burkina Faso Independence from France 1960-08-05 |
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 Burundi Independence from Belgium 1962-07-01 |
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 Cameroon
Independence from France
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 Cape Verde
Independence from Portugal 1975-07-05 |
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 Central African Republic Independence from France 1960-08-13 |
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 Chad Independence from France 1960-08-11 |
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 Comoros
Independence from France
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo Free State recognized as an independent state 1884-04-22 |
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 Congo, Republic of the Independence from France
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 Côte d'Ivoire
Autonomous republic within French Community 1960-08-07 |
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 Djibouti
Independence from France
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 Equatorial Guinea Independence from Spain 1968-10-12 |
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 Eritrea
Independence from Ethiopia declared.
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 Ethiopia
Formation of the state of D'mt ~800 B.C. |
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 Gabon
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 Gambia
Independence from the United Kingdom
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 Ghana
Independence from the United Kingdom 1957-03-06 |
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 Guinea
Independence from France
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 Guinea-Bissau
Independence from Portugal declared 1973-09-24 |
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 Kenya
Independence from the United Kingdom
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 Lesotho
Independence from the United Kingdom 1966-10-04 |
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 Liberia Independence from the United States 1847-07-26 |
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 Libya Independence from UN Trusteeship (British and French administration after Italian governance ends in 1947)
1951-12-24 |
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 Madagascar
France recognizes Madagascar's independence 1960-06-26 |
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 Malawi Independence from the United Kingdom 1964-07-06 |
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 Mali Independence from France 1960-09-22 |
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 Mauritania Independence from France
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 Mauritius
Independence from the United Kingdom
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 Morocco
Independence from France
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 Mozambique Independence from Portugal
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 Namibia Independence from South African rule 1990-03-21 |
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 Niger Independence from France 1960-08-03 |
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 Nigeria
Independence from the United Kingdom 1960-10-01 |
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 Rwanda Independence from Belgium
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 São Tomé and Príncipe
Independence from Portugal 1975-07-12 |
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 Senegal
Independence from France 1960-08-20 |
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 Seychelles Independence from the United Kingdom
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 Sierra Leone
Independence from the United Kingdom 1961-04-27 |
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 Somalia
Merger of State of Somaliland (formerly British Somaliland) and Italian Somaliland 1960-07-01 |
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 South Africa Republic declared (South Africa no longer a Commonwealth realm) 1961-05-31 |
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 Sudan Independence from Egyptian and British rule
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 Swaziland
Independence from the United Kingdom 1968-09-06 |
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 Tanzania Independence of Tanganyika from the United Kingdom
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 Togo
Independence from France 1960-04-27 |
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 Tunisia Independence from France 1956-03-20 |
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 Uganda
Independence from the United Kingdom 1962-10-09 |
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 Zambia
Independence from the United Kingdom 1964-10-24 |
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 Zimbabwe independence from the United Kingdom as Zimbabwe |
