The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994
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20 historical maps of The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994, one for each turning point: who controlled what, and what changed since the map before.
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Africa
1945
THE COLONIAL MAP
December 1951
LIBYA, THE FIRST
March 1956
SUDAN, TUNISIA, MOROCCO
March 1957
GHANA — THE DOOR OPENS
October 1958
GUINEA SAYS “NON”
1960
THE YEAR OF AFRICA
December 1961
SIERRA LEONE & TANGANYIKA
July 1962
ALGERIA, RWANDA, BURUNDI, UGANDA
1963–64
KENYA, MALAWI, ZAMBIA
November 1965
RHODESIA’S UDI
1966–68
THE ENCLAVES — AND BIAFRA
January 1970
BIAFRA FALLS
September 1974
GUINEA-BISSAU & THE CARNATION
1975
THE PORTUGUESE EMPIRE ENDS
June 1977
DJIBOUTI — THE LAST FRENCH FLAG
April 1980
ZIMBABWE — A SETTLER STATE ENDS
1985
STATES OF EMERGENCY
March 1990
NAMIBIA — AND MANDELA WALKS
May 1993
ERITREA — A BORDER RESTORED
April 1994
SOUTH AFRICA VOTES — THE MAP COMPLETES
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