MAPS OF HISTORY · The Decolonization of Africa · ALL CHAPTERS · 1966–68
The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994 · THE MAP IN 1966–68
1966–68 — The enclaves — and Biafra
WHAT CHANGES ON THE MAP
| Botswana | British-ruled → Independent Africa |
| Lesotho | British-ruled → Independent Africa |
| Equatorial Guinea | Portuguese, Belgian, Spanish & Italian-ruled → Independent Africa |
| Eswatini (Swaziland) | British-ruled → Independent Africa |
ON THE GROUND
- SWAPO’s war against South African occupation, 1966–89
- the Nigerian civil war against Biafra’s secession, 1967–70
- the secessionist Republic of Biafra
THE CHAPTERS OF THIS MOMENT
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