1958 ⟶ Guinea Declares Independence from France

October 2: Guinea gains independence from France.
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🇬🇳 Guinea Declares Independence from France

October 2: Guinea gains independence from France.⟶
Guinea Declares Independence from France (1958)
DecolonizationIndependencePost-ColonialismFrench EmpirePolitical TransitionNationalismCold WarPan-Africanism
GuineaGuineaFranceFrance

🇩🇿 Algerian Independence Achieved

March 19: The Algerian War ends with the independence of Algeria.⟶
Algerian Independence Achieved (1962)
DecolonizationIndependenceNationalismCold WarPost-ColonialismCharles de Gaulle
AlgeriaAlgeriaFranceFrance

🇲🇼 Malawi Gains Independence

July 6: Independence of Malawi.⟶
Malawi Gains Independence (1964)
IndependenceDecolonizationAfrican HistoryPost-ColonialismNationalismBritish EmpireCold War
MalawiMalawiUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇩🇯 Djibouti Achieves Independence from France

June 27: Djibouti gains independence from France.⟶
Djibouti Achieves Independence from France (1977)
DecolonizationIndependenceNationalismFrench EmpireSelf-determinationCold War
FranceFrance

🇿🇼 Rhodesia Declares Independence, Becomes Zimbabwe

April 18: Independence of Rhodesia, which becomes Zimbabwe.⟶
Rhodesia Declares Independence, Becomes Zimbabwe (1980)
IndependenceDecolonizationPost-ColonialismNationalismRobert Mugabe
ZimbabweZimbabwe