Decolonization of Africa

African countries in order of independence

The decolonization of Africa followed World War II, when colonized peoples agitated for independence and colonial powers withdrew their administrators from Africa.^[1] ==Background==vinces]]

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

ania|1976}} Islamic Republic of Mauritania|

Kingdom of Morocco
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
| February 27, 1976 | El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed |
Republic of Seychelles | Seychelles | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | June 29, 1976 |James Richard Marie Mancham | |- | Republic of Djibouti | French Territory of the Afars and the Issas | French Fifth Republic | June 27, 1977 | Hassan Gouled Aptidon | |- | Republic of Namibia | South-West Africa | Republic of South Africa | March 21, 1990 | Sam Nujoma | Namibian War of Independence

|- | State of Eritrea | Provisional Government of Eritrea | Transitional Government of Ethiopia | May 24, 1993 | Isaias Afwerki | Eritrean War of Independence

|- | Republic of South Sudan | Southern Sudan | Republic of Sudan | July 9, 2011 | Salva Kiir Mayardit | 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum |}
Contents
- See also 1
- Notes 2
- References 3
- External links 4
See also
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- Indépendance Cha Cha, a 1960 Congolese song widely considered as the anthem of African independence
- Economic history of Africa
- Scramble for Africa
- Wars of national liberation
- Year of Africa
Notes

References
- Ali A. Mazrui ed. "General History of Africa" vol. VIII, UNESCO, 1993
- April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon, Lynne Riener. "Understanding Contemporary Africa" London, 1996
- Dávila, Jerry. "Hotel Tropico: Brazil and the challenge of African Decolonization, 1950–1980." Duke University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0822348559
- Diueter Rothermund. "The Routledge Companion to Decolonization" Arlington & New York: Routledge, 2006
- Kevin Shillington "History of Africa" St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995 (1989)
- Michael Crowder. "The Story of Nigeria" Faber and Faber, London, 1978 (1962)
- Vincent B. Khapoya. "The African Experience" Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1998 (1994)
External links
- Africa: 50 years of independence Radio France Internationale in English
- "Winds of Change or Hot Air? Decolonization and the Salt Water Test" Legal Frontiers International Law Blog
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Decolonization of Africa

Decolonization of Africa

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See also

Notes

References

External links

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Africa

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Colonialism

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World War II

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