Sierra Leone gained its independence in 1961, just at the very beginning of the African decolonization movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Since its independence, Sierra Leone has been in…
On June 30th, an independent Republic of the Congo was established with Joseph Kasavubu as President and Patrice Lumumba as Premier. There was an outbreak of civil war broke out…
 On October 1st Nigeria became independent. Nnamdi Azikiwe became the first governor-general. A year later Northern Cameroon voted for union with Nigeria.
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…
Since 1874, the Gold Coast had been a British colony. During this time, the British fought and defeated the Kingdom of Ashanti. After World War II, the Ghanian began to…