| A Chronological List of Independence Dates for
Africa.
| Country |
Independence Date |
Prior ruling country |
| Liberia, Republic of |
26 July 1847 |
- |
| South Africa, Republic of |
31 May 1910 |
Britain |
| Egypt, Arab Republic of |
28 February 1922 |
Britain |
| Ethiopia 1, People's Democratic
Republic of |
5 May 1941 |
Italy |
| Libya (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) |
24 December 1951 |
Britain |
| Sudan, Democratic Republic of |
1 January 1956 |
Britain/Egypt |
| Morocco 2, Kingdom of |
2 March 1956 |
France 2 |
| Tunisia, Republic of |
20 March 1956 |
France |
| Ghana, Republic of |
6 March 1957 |
Britain |
| Guinea, Republic of |
2 October 1958 |
France |
| Cameroon 3, Republic of |
1 January 1960 |
France |
| Togo, Republic of |
27 April 1960 |
France |
| Mali, Republic of |
20 June 1960 |
France |
| Senegal, Republic of |
20 June 1960 |
France |
| Madagascar, Democratic Republic of |
26 June 1960 |
France |
| Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the |
30 June 1960 |
Belgium |
| Somalia, Democratic Republic of |
1 July 1960 |
Britain |
| Benin, Republic of |
1 August 1960 |
France |
| Niger, Republic of |
3 August 1960 |
France |
| Burkina Faso, Popular Democratic Republic of |
5 August 1960 |
France |
| Côte d'Ivory, Republic of (Ivory Coast) |
7 August 1960 |
France |
| Chad, Republic of |
11 August 1960 |
France |
| Central African Republic |
13 August 1960 |
France |
| Congo (Brazzaville), Republic of the |
15 August 1960 |
France |
| Gabon, Republic of |
17 August 1960 |
France |
| Nigeria 4, Federal Republic of |
1 October 1960 |
Britain |
| Mauritania, Islamic Republic of |
28 November 1960 |
France |
| Sierra Leone, Republic of |
27 April 1961 |
Britain |
| Tanzania, United Republic of |
9 December 1961 |
Britain |
| Burundi, Republic of |
1 July 1962 |
Belgium |
| Rwanda, Republic of |
1 July 1962 |
Belgium |
| Algeria, Democratic and Popular Republic of |
3 July 1962 |
France |
| Uganda, Republic of |
9 October 1962 |
Britain |
| Kenya, Republic of |
12 December 1963 |
Britain |
| Malawi, Republic of |
6 July 1964 |
Britain |
| Zambia, Republic of |
24 October 1964 |
Britain |
| Gambia, Republic of The |
18 February 1965 |
Britain |
| Botswana, Republic of |
30 September 1966 |
Britain |
| Lesotho, Kingdom of |
4 October 1966 |
Britain |
| Mauritius, State of |
12 March 1968 |
Britain |
| Swaziland, Kingdom of |
6 September 1968 |
Britain |
| Equatorial Guinea, Republic of |
12 October 1968 |
Spain |
| Guinea-Bissau, Republic of |
10 September 1974 |
Portugal |
| Mozambique, Republic of |
25 June 1975 |
Portugal |
| Cape Verde, Republic of |
5 July 1975 |
Portugal |
| Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the |
6 July 1975 |
France |
| São Tomé and Principe, Democratic Republic of |
12 July 1975 |
Portugal |
| Angola, People's Republic of |
11 November 1975 |
Portugal |
| Western Sahara 5 |
28 February 1976 |
Spain |
| Seychelles, Republic of |
29 June 1976 |
Britain |
| Djibouti, Republic of |
27 June 1977 |
France |
| Zimbabwe, Republic of |
18 April 1980 |
Britain |
| Namibia, Republic of |
21 March 1990 |
South Africa |
| Eritrea, State of |
24 May 1993 |
Ethiopia |
Notes
- Ethiopia is usually considered to have never been colonised, but
following the invasion by Italy in 1935-36 Italian settlers arrived.
Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed and went into exile in the UK. He
regained his throne on 5 May 1941 when he re-entered Addis Ababa with his
troops. Italian resistance was not completely overcome until 27th November
1941.
- Also for Morocco:
| Morocco (Spanish Northern Zone, Marruecos) |
7 April 1956 |
Spain |
| Morocco (International Zone, Tangiers) |
29 October 1956 |
- |
| Morocco (Spanish Southern Zone, Marruecos) |
27 April 1958 |
Spain |
| Morocco (Ifni) |
30 June 1969 |
Spain |
- Also for Cameroon
| Cameroon (British Cameroon South) |
1 October 1961 |
Britain |
- Also for Nigeria
| Nigeria (British Cameroon North) |
1 June 1961 |
Britain |
- Western Sahara was immediately seized by Morocco, a move
contested by Polisario (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el
Hamra and Rio del Oro).
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