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All African Countries And Their Independence Days, Colonial Names by OgbeniAdeola9(m): 11:22am On Dec 09, 2015 |
List of all African countries and their
Independence Days, colonial names and former
colonizers.
COUNTRY INDEPENDENCE
DAY
COLONIAL
NAME
COLONIAL
RULERS
Algeria July 5th, 1962 France
Angola November 11th;
1975 Portugal
Benin August 1st; 1960 French
Botswana September 30th,
1966 Britain
Burkina Faso August 5; 1960 France
Burundi July 1st; 1962 Belgium
Cameroon January 1st; 1960 French-
administered
UN trusteeship
Cape Verde July 5th; 1975 Portugal
C.A.R August 13th; 1960 France
Chad August 11th, 1960 France
Comoros July 6th; 1975 France
Congo August 15th; 1960 France
Congo DR June 30th; 1960 Belgium
Cote d'Ivoire August 7th; 1960 France
Djibouti June 27th; 1977 France
Egypt February 28th,
1922 Britain
Eq Guinea October 12; 1968 Spain
Eritrea May 24th; 1993 Ethiopia
Ethiopia over 2000 years,
Never colonized (formerly)
Kingdom of
Aksum --
Gabon August 17th; 1960 France
Gambia February 18th;
1965 Britain
Ghana 6 March 1957 Gold Coast Britain
Guinea October 2nd;
1958 France
Guinea Bissau 10 September
1974
24 September
1973 Portugal
Kenya December 12th,
1963 Britain
Lesotho October 4th; 1966 Britain
Liberia July 26th; 1847 American
colonization
Society
Libya December 24;
1951 Italy
Madagascar June 26th; 1960 France
Malawi July 6th; 1964 Britain
Mali September 22nd;
1960 France
Mauritania November 28th;
1960 France
Mauritius March 12th, 1968 Britain
Morocco March 2nd; 1956 France
Mozambique June 25th; 1975 Portugal
Namibia March 21st; 1990 South African
mandate
Niger August 3rd; 1960 France
Nigeria October 1st, 1960 Britain
Rwanda July 1st; 1962 Belgium
administered
UN trusteeship
SaoTomePrincipe July 12th; 1975 Portugal
Senegal April 4th; 1960 France
Seychelles June 29th; 1976 Britain
Sierra Leone April 27th; 1961 Britain
Somalia July 1st; 1960 British
Somaliland
Italian
Somaliland Britain
Italy
South Africa 11 December
1931,
April 1994(end of
apatheid) Union of
South Africa Britain
Sudan January 1st; 1956 Egypt, Britain
Swaziland September 6th;
1968 Britain
Tanzania April 26th, 1964 Britain
Togo April 27th; 1960 French
administered
UN trusteeship
Tunisia March 20th; 1956 France
Uganda October 9th; 1962 Britain
Zambia October 24th;
1964 Britain
Zimbabwe April 18th; 1980 Britain |
Re: All African Countries And Their Independence Days, Colonial Names by chocolateme(f): 11:23am On Dec 09, 2015 |
Nice one.. Edith your work in a more attractive format. Front page material 1 Like |
Re: All African Countries And Their Independence Days, Colonial Names by braivheart: 11:23am On Dec 09, 2015 |
Nice But poor arrangement. OP make it into a list. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: All African Countries And Their Independence Days, Colonial Names by kayboy4y(m): 11:26am On Dec 09, 2015 |
Too poor. Is it copy and paste? U try sha. But pls rearrange. Tnx |
Re: All African Countries And Their Independence Days, Colonial Names by hob(m): 11:31am On Dec 09, 2015 |
Not readable Arrange well |
Re: All African Countries And Their Independence Days, Colonial Names by OgbeniAdeola9(m): 8:18pm On Dec 09, 2015 |
Sori nairalander, t was copy nd paste |
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