1960: Niger, Mauritania, Mali, French Congo, Chad, and Madagascar Become Independent

Post author:Tadese Faforiji
Post published:July 12, 2022
Post category:General
Reading time:1 min read

In 1960, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, French Congo, Chad, and Madagascar all became Independent.

Fourteen French colonies broke away in 1960: Cameroon in January followed by Senegal, Togo, Madagascar, Dahomey (Benin), Niger, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), Ivory Coast, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Mali and then Mauritania in November (Channelstv)

Tadese Faforiji

Tadese Faforiji is the founder of Tadexprof, a travel and nature site covering world's destinations worth visiting. He started the site covering local travel in Nigeria and has since expanded it into US national park guides, with plans to document more of the world firsthand going forward.