Years of Independence and Colonial Powers By jordyns2014 Sep 22, 1945 South Africa, British Colonial Power Sep 22, 1945 Djibouti, French Colonial Power Sep 22, 1945 Ethiopia, Independent Sep 22, 1945 Liberia, Independent Sep 20, 1951 Libya, Italian Colonial Power Sep 20, 1956 Morocco, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1956 Sudan, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1956 Togo, German Colonial Power Sep 20, 1957 Ghana, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1958 Guinea, Spanish Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgian Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Benin, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Burkina Faso, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Cameroon, German Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Central Africa Republic, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Chad, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Republic of Congo, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Cote d'Ivoire, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Gabon, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Madagascar, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Mali, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Mauritania, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Niger, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Nigeria, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Senegal, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Somalia, Italian and British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1960 Tunisia, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1961 Sierra Leone, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1961 Tanzania, German Colonial Power Sep 20, 1962 Algeria, French Colonial Power Their former colonial power is French. Sep 20, 1962 Burundi, German Colonial Power Sep 20, 1962 Rwanda, German Colonial Power Sep 20, 1962 Uganda, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1963 Kenya, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1964 Malawi, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1964 Zambia, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1965 Gambia, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1966 Botswana, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1966 Lesotho, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1968 Equatorial Guinea, Spanish Colonial Power Sep 20, 1968 Swaziland, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1974 Guinea-Bissau, Portugeuse Colonial Power Sep 20, 1975 Angola, Portugeuse Colonial Power Sep 20, 1975 Mozambique, Portugeuse Colonial Power Sep 20, 1977 Djibouti, French Colonial Power Sep 20, 1980 Zimbabwe, British Colonial Power Sep 20, 1990 Namibia, German Colonial Power Sep 20, 1993 Eritrea, Italian Colonial Power