Category: Africa

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Sub-Saharan Africa 1942: Occupation of Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa 1942
Occupation of Madagascar

The British capture of Diégo Suarez...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1942: Three French Empires
Sub-Saharan Africa 1942
Three French Empires

In November 1942 the Allies landed...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1943: French Committee of National Liberation
Sub-Saharan Africa 1943
French Committee of National Liberation

The Free French coexisted with the...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1944: From Africa to Paris
Sub-Saharan Africa 1944
From Africa to Paris

In July 1943 the Allies invaded...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1945: End of World War II
Sub-Saharan Africa 1945
End of World War II

The surrender of Germany and Japan...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1947: Malagasy Uprising
Sub-Saharan Africa 1947
Malagasy Uprising

In 1946 the French Fourth Republic...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1953: Mau Mau Uprising
Sub-Saharan Africa 1953
Mau Mau Uprising

By the early 1950s the failure of...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1956: Independence of Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa 1956
Independence of Sudan

In 1953 Egyptian revolutionaries...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1957: Independence of Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa 1957
Independence of Ghana

Following World War II, the European...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1958: Independence of Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa 1958
Independence of Guinea

Facing increasing problems with its...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: Year of Africa begins
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
Year of Africa begins

The harsh French response to...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: French Withdrawal from West Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
French Withdrawal from West Africa

Having accepted the end of its...

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