0
98
African Independence
7/24/2003
0
African Independence
0
0
AD
0
1960
1
1
0
0
Cameroon
(French) Cameroon granted independence
0
0
AD
2
1960
4
27
0
0
Togo
Togo granted independence by U.N.
0
0
AD
2
1960
6
26
0
0
Madagascar
Madagascar attains independence from France
0
0
AD
2
1960
6
30
0
0
Zaire
Zaire granted independence by Belgium
0
0
AD
2
1960
7
1
0
0
Somalia
Somalia forms by joining British %1 Italian colonies
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
1
0
0
Benin
Benin granted independence by France
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
3
0
0
Niger
Niger granted independence by France
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
5
0
0
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso becomes independent of France
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
7
0
0
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast declares independence from France
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
11
0
0
Chad
Chad wins independence from France
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
13
0
0
Central African Republic
Central African Republic wins independence from France
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
15
0
0
Congo
Congo becomes independent of France
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
17
0
0
Gabon
Gabon achieves independence from France
0
0
AD
2
1960
8
20
0
0
Senegal
Senegal declares independence from France
0
0
AD
2
1960
9
22
0
0
Mali
Mali gains independence from France
0
0
AD
2
1960
10
1
0
0
Nigeria
Nigeria granted independence by Britain
0
0
AD
2
1960
11
28
0
0
Mauritainia
Mauritainia granted full independence by France
0
0
AD
2
1961
4
21
0
0
Sierre Leone
Sierre Leone granted independence within British Commonwealth
0
0
AD
2
1961
5
31
0
0
South Africa
South Africa becomes independent of Britain
0
0
AD
2
1962
7
1
0
0
Burundi
Burundi granted independence by U.N.
0
0
AD
2
1962
7
1
0
0
Rwanda
Rwanda gains independence from Belgium
0
0
AD
2
1962
7
5
0
0
Algeria
Algeria proclaims independence from France
0
0
AD
2
1962
10
9
0
0
Uganda
Uganda granted independence by Britain
0
0
AD
2
1963
12
12
0
0
Kenya
Kenya granted independence by Britain
0
0
AD
2
1964
4
26
0
0
Tanzania
Tanzania forms by uniting Tanganyika %1 Zanzibar
0
0
AD
2
1964
7
6
0
0
Malawi
Malawi wins independence within British Commonwealth
0
0
AD
2
1964
10
24
0
0
Zambia
Zambia granted independence within British Commonwealth
0
0
AD
2
1965
2
18
0
0
Gambia
Gambia received independence from Britain
0
0
AD
2
1966
9
30
0
0
Botswana
Botswana achieves independence from Britain
0
0
AD
2
1966
10
4
0
0
Lesotho
Lesotho wins independence from Britain
0
0
AD
2
1968
3
12
0
0
Mauritius
Mauritius granted independence within British Commonwealth
0
0
AD
2
1968
9
6
0
0
Swaziland
Swaziland wins independence from Britain
0
0
AD
2
1968
10
12
0
0
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea gains independence from Spain
0
0
AD
2
1970
3
2
0
0
Rhodesia
Rhodesia breaks with Britain
0
0
AD
2
1974
10
10
0
0
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau independence recognized by Portugal
0
0
AD
2
1975
6
25
0
0
Mozambique
Mozambique achieves independence from Portugal
0
0
AD
2
1975
7
12
0
0
Sao Tome %1 Principe
Sao Tome %1 Principe granted independence by Portugal
0
0
AD
2
1975
11
11
0
0
Angola
Angola gains independence from Portugal
0
0
AD
2
1976
6
29
0
0
Seychelles
Seychelles granted independence by Britain
0
0
AD
2
1977
6
27
0
0
Djibouti
Djibouti granted independence by France
0
0
AD
2
1980
4
18
0
0
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) recognized by Britain
0
0
AD
0
1990
1
1
0
0
Namibia
Namibia declares independence from South Africa
0
0
AD
1
1991
5
1
0
0
Western Sahara
Western Sahara disputed independence
0
0
AD
2
1993
5
24
0
0
Eritrea
Eritrea declares independence from Ethiopia
0
0
AD
2
1994
5
10
0
0
Apartheid ends in South Africa
Apartheid ends in South Africa
0
0
AD
2
1997
5
17
0
0
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo declared