1946 ⟶ Jordan Gains Independence from Britain

March 22: Independence of Jordan.
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🇪🇬 Egypt Declares Independence from the United Kingdom

February 28: Egypt gains independence from the United Kingdom, though British forces still occupy the Suez Canal.⟶
Egypt Declares Independence from the United Kingdom (1922)
IndependenceDecolonizationBritish EmpireNationalismSuez CanalPolitical TransitionMandate SystemInterwar Period
EgyptEgyptUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇯🇴 Jordan Gains Independence from Britain

March 22: Independence of Jordan.⟶
Jordan Gains Independence from Britain (1946)
IndependenceDecolonizationMandate SystemBritish EmpirePost-World War IIPolitical TransitionNation Building
JordanJordanUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇸🇩 Sudan Gains Independence from Britain

January 1: Independence of Sudan from Britain.⟶
Sudan Gains Independence from Britain (1956)
DecolonizationIndependence MovementsBritish EmpirePost-ColonialismSelf-determinationPolitical TransitionNationalism
SudanSudanUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇸🇿 Swaziland Achieves Independence from Britain

September 6: Swaziland gains independence from Great Britain⟶
Swaziland Achieves Independence from Britain (1968)
DecolonizationIndependencePost-ColonialismBritish EmpireSelf-determinationSovereignty
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇹🇻 Tuvalu Achieves Independence from Britain

October 1: Independence of Tuvalu from Britain.⟶
Tuvalu Achieves Independence from Britain (1978)
DecolonizationIndependenceBritish EmpireSelf-determinationPost-ColonialismPolitical TransitionCommonwealth
TuvaluTuvaluUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom