African Independence
This is a table of each African nation detailing when independence was achieved and who from. It can be used in conjunction with our colonial map of Africa here
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Country |
Independence Date |
From |
| Algeria | 5th July 1962 | France |
| Angola | 11th November 1975 | Portugal |
| Benin | 1St August 1960 | France |
| Botswana | 30th September 1966 | Great Britain |
| Burkina Faso | 5th August 1960 | France |
| Burundi | 1st July 1962 | Belgium |
| Cameroon |
1st January 1960 1st October 1961 |
France Great Britain |
| Cape Verde | 5th July 1975 | Portugal |
| Central African Republic | 13th August 1960 | France |
| Chad | 11th August 1960 | France |
| Comoros | 6th July 1975 | France |
| Congo, Dem Republic | 30th June 1960 | Belgium |
| Congo, Republic | 15th August 1960 | France |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 7th August 1960 | France |
| Djibouti | 27th June 1977 | France |
| Egypt | 28th February 1922 | Great Britain |
| Equatorial Guinea | 12th October 1968 | Spain |
| Eritrea |
November 1941 24th May 1993 |
Italy Ethiopia |
| Ethiopia | Never a European Colony | |
| Gabon | 17th August 1960 | France |
| Gambia | 18th February 1965 | Great Britain |
| Ghana | 6th March 1957 | Great Britain |
| Guinea | 2nd October 1958 | France |
| Guinea-Bissau | 24th September 1973 | Portugal |
| Kenya | 12th December 1963 | Great Britain |
| Lesotho | 4th October 1966 | Great Britain |
| Liberia | Never a European Colony | |
| Libya |
10th February 1947 24th December 1951 |
Portugal UK/French Mandate |
| Madagascar | 26th June 1960 | France |
| Malawi | 6th July 1964 | Great Britain |
| Mali | 4th April 1960 | France |
| Mauritania | 28th November 1960 | France |
| Mauritius | 12th March 1968 | Great Britain |
| Morocco |
2nd March 1956 7th April 1956 |
France Spain |
| Mozambique | 25th June 1975 | Portugal |
| Namibia | 21st March 1990 | South Africa |
| Niger | 3rd August 1960 | France |
| Nigeria | 1st October 1960 | Great Britain |
| Rwanda | 1st July 1962 | Belgium |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 12th July 1975 | Portugal |
| Senegal | 4th April 1960 | France |
| Seychelles | 29th June 1976 | Great Britain |
| Sierra Leone | 27th April 1961 | Great Britain |
| Somalia | 1st July 1960 |
Italy Great Britain |
| South Africa | 31st May 1910 | Great Britain |
| Sudan | 1st January 1956 |
Great Britain Egypt |
| Swaziland | 6th September 1968 | Great Britain |
|
Tanzania Tanganyika Zanzibar |
9th December 1961 10th December 1963 Merger 26th April 1964 |
Great Britain |
| Togo | 27th April 1960 | France |
| Tunisia | 20th March 1956 | France |
| Western Sahara | 14th November 1975 | Spain |
| Uganda | 9th October 1962 | Great Britain |
| Zambia | 24th October 1964 | Great Britain |
| Zimbabwe |
11th November 1965 18th April 1980 |
Declared against UK Recognised by UK |
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