Right now it’s no longer news
that the Africans are the new center of attention in the world due to their
various mysteries and innovations. Let’s date back from the pre-colonial,
colonial and post- colonial times. Who would have believed that Africans could
gain independence and become one of the achievers, prestigious and shakers of
our present world? Africa lives forever……. The African History is something
which the Africans hold dear to their memories, so many battles, so much
sorrow, so much despair, all almost breaking their spirit but they never gave
up because among them were some great men and women who were activist and led
the fight against colonialism and injustice bringing about African Countries
Independence. The likes of ‘Nelson Mandela –South Africa’, ‘Fela Anikulapo Ransome
Kuti –Nigeria’, ‘Herbert Macaulay
–Nigeria’, etc.
I am going to show you
the African countries, independence date and their colonial rulers. What a
history!!!
NOTE: The
only two African Countries that were never colonized are Ethiopia and Libya.
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COUNTRIES
|
INDEPENDENCE DATE
|
COLONIAL RULERS
|
|
1.
Algeria
|
July 5th, 1962
|
France
|
|
2.
Angola
|
November 11th, 1975
|
Portugal
|
|
3.
Benin
|
August 1st, 1960
|
France
|
|
4.
Botswana
|
September 30th,
1966
|
Britain
|
|
5.
Burkina
Faso
|
August 5th, 1960
|
France
|
|
6.
Burundi
|
July 1st, 1962
|
Belgium
|
|
7.
Cameroon
|
January 1st, 1960
|
French
administered UN Trusteeship
|
|
8.
Cape
Verde
|
July 5th, 1975
|
Portugal
|
|
9.
C.A.R
|
August 13th, 1960
|
France
|
|
10.
Chad
|
August 11th, 1960
|
France
|
|
11.
Comoros
|
July 6th, 1975
|
France
|
|
12.
Congo
|
August 15th, 1960
|
France
|
|
13.
Congo
DR
|
June 30th,
1960
|
Belgium
|
|
14.
Cote
d’Ivoire
|
August 7th,
1960
|
France
|
|
15.
Djibouti
|
June 27th,
1977
|
France
|
|
16.
Egypt
|
February 28th,
1922
|
Britain
|
|
17.
Eq.
Guinea
|
October 12th,
1968
|
Spain
|
|
18.
Eritrea
|
May 24th,
1993
|
Ethiopia
|
|
19.
Ethiopia
|
Over 2000
years, never colonized
|
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|
|
20.
Gabon
|
August 17th,
1960
|
France
|
|
21.
Gambia
|
February 18th,
1965
|
Britain
|
|
22.
Ghana
|
March 6th,
1957
|
Britain
|
|
23.
Guinea
|
October 2nd,
1958
|
France
|
|
24.
Guinea
Bissau
|
September 24th,
1973
|
Portugal
|
|
25.
Kenya
|
December 12th,
1963
|
Britain
|
|
26.
Lesotho
|
October 4th,
1966
|
Britain
|
|
27.
Liberia
|
July 26th,
1847
|
American
Colonization Society (ACS)
|
|
28.
Libya
|
December 24th,
1951
|
Italy
|
|
29.
Madagascar
|
June 26th,
1960
|
France
|
|
30.
Malawi
|
July 6th,
1964
|
Britain
|
|
31.
Mali
|
September 22nd,
1960
|
France
|
|
32.
Mauritania
|
November 28th,
1960
|
France
|
|
33.
Mauritius
|
March 12th,
1968
|
Britain
|
|
34.
Morocco
|
March 2nd,
1956
|
France
|
|
35.
Mozambique
|
June 25th,
1975
|
Portugal
|
|
36.
Namibia
|
March 21st,
1990
|
South
African Mandate
|
|
37.
Niger
|
August 3rd,
1960
|
France
|
|
38.
Nigeria
|
October 1st,
1960
|
Britain
|
|
39.
Rwanda
|
July 1st,
1962
|
Belgium
administered UN Trusteeship
|
|
40.
Sao
Tome Principe
|
July 12th,
1975
|
Portugal
|
|
41.
Senegal
|
April 4th,
1960
|
France
|
|
42.
Seychelles
|
June 29th,
1976
|
Britain
|
|
43.
Sierra
Leone
|
April 27th,
1961
|
Britain
|
|
44.
Somalia
|
July 1st,
1960
|
Britain, Italy
|
|
45.
South
Africa
|
11 December
1931(apartheid) April 1994(end of apartheid)
|
Britain
|
|
46.
Sudan
|
January 1st,
1956
|
Egypt,
Britain
|
|
47.
Swaziland
|
September 6th,
1968
|
Britain
|
|
48.
Tanzania
|
April 26th,
1964
|
Britain
|
|
49.
Togo
|
April 27th,
1960
|
French
administered UN Trusteeship
|
|
50.
Tunisia
|
March 20th,
1956
|
France
|
|
51.
Uganda
|
October 9th,
1962
|
Britain
|
|
52.
Zambia
|
October 24th,
1964
|
Britain
|
|
53.
Zimbabwe
|
April 18th, 1980
|
Britain
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