Sub-Saharan Africa, 01 Jan 1956: Independence of Sudan
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 01 Jan 1956 (Wind of Change: Independence of Sudan), showing the following events: Abolition of Egyptian Monarchy; Rhodesia & Nyasaland; Battle of Dien Bien Phu; Toussaint Rouge; Simonstown Agreement; First Sudanese Civil War begins; Independence of Sudan.

Union of

South Africa

Belgian

Congo(Bel.)

Mozambique(Port.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Fr. fed.)

Madagascar(Fr.)

French

Equatorial

Africa(Fr. fed.)

Aden Prot.(UK prot.)

South
West
Africa(SAfr. adm.)

Muscat
& Oman(UK prot.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Tanganyika(UK T.T.)

Cameroun(Fr. T.T.)

Br. Som.(UK prot.)

Somaliland(It. T.T.)

Rhodesia
&
Nyasaland(UK col. fed.)

Southern
Sudan(insurgency)

Southern
Territories(Fr. terr.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. H.C.T.)

Uganda(UK prot.)

Sierra Leone(UK)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Sp. West Africa(Sp. terr.)

Middle
Congo(FEA)

French
Sudan(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Walvis Bay(SWA adm.)

Upper
Volta(FWA)

Ubangi-
Shari(FEA)

Zanzibar(UK prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Tristan da Cunha

Simon's Town(UK adm.)

Jun 1953Egypt abolishes
monarchy

Aug 1953Federation of
Rhodesia & Nyasaland

Mar–May 1954French defeated
in Indochina

Nov 1954Algerian War of
Independence begins

Jun 1955British agree to
cede Simon’s Town
to South Africa

Aug 1955Troops mutiny in
southern Sudan,
start insurgency

1 Jan 1956Sudan gains
independence
from UK & Egypt

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