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On July 12, 1960, France agreed to Chad becoming fully independent. [10] On August 11, 1960, Chad became an independent country and François Tombalbaye became its first president. The Tombalbaye era (1960–1975)
The area of the Republic of Ghana (the then Gold Coast) became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, the Ghana. [1] Geographically, the ancient Ghana Empire was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north and west of the modern state of Ghana, and controlled territories in the area of the Sénégal River and east towards the Niger rivers, in modern Senegal ...
Various states have never declared independence throughout their formations and hence are not included in the main list on this page, including states that were formed by the unification of multiple independent states, such as the United Kingdom, United States, and Tanzania, including states that did declare independence, but whose most recent ...
Madagascar became independent on 26 June; Dahomey (renamed to Benin in 1975) became independent on 1 August; Niger, independent on 3 August; Upper Volta (renamed to Burkina Faso in 1984), independent on 5 August; Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), independent on 7 August; Chad, independent on 11 August; Central African Republic, independent on 13 August
Chad is a large landlocked country spanning north-central Africa. It covers an area of 1,284,000 square kilometres (496,000 sq mi), [7] lying between latitudes 7° and 24°N, and 13° and 24°E, [47] and is the twentieth-largest country in the world. Chad is, by size, slightly smaller than Peru and slightly larger than South Africa. [48] [49]
A postage stamp of Gold Coast overprinted for Ghanaian independence in 1957. Ghana gained independence from the British on 6 March 1957. [1] It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. [2] The country became a republic on July 1, 1960. [3]
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]
Between 1957 and 1960, Charles Arden-Clarke who was governor of the Gold Coast before its independence, became Governor-General and ceremonial head of state. He represented the British Monarch. Kwame Nkrumah remained Prime Minister and Head of government. In 1960, Kwame Nkrumah became president of the sovereign Gold Coast now called Ghana.