MAPS OF HISTORY · The Decolonization of Africa · ALL CHAPTERS · MAR 1956
The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994 · THE MAP IN MAR 1956
MAR 1956 — Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco

WHAT CHANGES ON THE MAP
| Sudan | British-ruled → Independent Africa |
| South Sudan | British-ruled → Independent Africa |
| Tunisia | French-ruled → Independent Africa |
| Morocco | French-ruled → Independent Africa |
| Eritrea | Portuguese, Belgian, Spanish & Italian-ruled → Independent before 1945 |
ON THE GROUND
- the war of independence against France, 1954–62
- the Mau Mau uprising and its suppression, 1952–60
THE CHAPTERS OF THIS MOMENT
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