1947 ⟶ India Gains Independence

Partition of India: India gains independence from the United...
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🇮🇳 India Gains Independence

Partition of India: India gains independence from the United Kingdom.⟶
India Gains Independence (1947)
IndiaIndependenceDecolonizationUnited KingdomPartitionSouth Asia

🇵🇰 Pakistan Gains Independence

Partition of India: Pakistan gains independence from the United Kingdom.⟶
Pakistan Gains Independence (1947)
PakistanIndependenceDecolonizationIndiaUnited KingdomPartitionSouth Asia

🇲🇾 Malaya Achieves Independence

Malaya gains independence from the United Kingdom.⟶
Malaya Achieves Independence (1957)
MalayaIndependenceDecolonizationUnited KingdomSoutheast AsiaCold WarCommonwealth

🇸🇬 Singapore Gains Independence

Singapore gains independence after being expelled from Malaysia.⟶
Singapore Gains Independence (1965)
DecolonizationAsiaIndependenceSingaporeMalaysia

🏝️ Bahamas Gains Independence

The Bahamas becomes independent from the UK.⟶
Bahamas Gains Independence (1973)
BahamasIndependenceDecolonizationUnited KingdomCaribbeanCommonwealth

🇸🇷 Suriname Gains Independence

Suriname officially gains independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.⟶
Suriname Gains Independence (1975)
SurinameIndependenceNetherlandsDecolonizationSouth AmericaCold WarPost-Colonial