Decolonisation of Africa

Independence of African colonies from European powers Order of independence of African nations between 1950 and 2011 The decolonisation of Africa was a series of political developments in Africa between the mid-1950s to 1976, during the Cold War. Colonial governments formed during the Scramble for Africa collapsed, giving way to sovereign states in a process characterised by violence, political upheaval, civil unrest, and organised revolts. Major events during the decolonisation of Africa include the Mau Mau rebellion, the Algerian War, the Congo Crisis, the Angolan War of Independence, the Zanzibar Revolution, and the events leading to the Nigerian Civil War. Part of a series onColonialism Colonization Concepts Imperialism Interventionism Internal colonialism Methods Settler Detribalization War Colonies Factory Protectorate Direct rule Chartered company Dependent territory Treaty port Indigenous peoples Terra nullius Standard of civilization By region Americas Africa Asia Southeast Asia Oceania Antarctica Empires American Austrian Belgian British Danish Dutch French German Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Settler states Independent: Antigua and Barbuda