The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994 · THE MAP IN
Map of Africa in December 1961
Sierra Leone & Tanganyika · decolonization
Africa in December 1961: Sierra Leone & Tanganyika. Since 1960, 2 territories changed status on this map: Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
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What changes on the map
| Sierra Leone | British-ruled → Independent Africa |
| Tanzania | British-ruled → Independent Africa |
On the ground
- liberation war, then internationalized civil war
- Eritrea’s thirty-year war of independence, 1961–91
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