Back Dekolonisasie (Afrika) Afrikaans إنهاء استعمار إفريقيا Arabic Dekolonizacija Afrike BS Descolonització d'Àfrica Catalan Dekolonizace Afriky Czech Dekolonisation Afrikas German Dekolonizasyonê Afrika DIQ Αποαποικιοποίηση της Αφρικής Greek Malkoloniigo de Afriko Esperanto Descolonización de África Spanish
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The decolonisation of Africa was a series of political developments in Africa that spanned from the mid-1950s to 1975, during the Cold War. Colonial governments gave way to sovereign states in a process often marred by violence, political turmoil, widespread unrest, and organised revolts. Major events in the decolonisation of Africa included 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.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Hatch 1967.
- ^ Gifford & Louis 1982.
- ^ Birmingham 1995.
- ^ Hargreaves 1996.
- ^ for the viewpoint from London and Paris see von Albertini 1971.