Sub-Saharan Africa, 06 Mar 1957: Independence of Ghana
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 06 Mar 1957 (Wind of Change: Independence of Ghana), showing the following events: Independence of Morocco; Tunisian Independence; Togoland status plebiscite; Suez Crisis; Independence of Ghana.

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)

Saharan
Region(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.)

2 Mar–7 Apr 1956Morocco gains
independence from
France & Spain

20 Mar 1956Tunisia independent
of France

May 1956British Togoland
votes to join Ghana

Oct–Nov 1956Suez Crisis:
UK & France intervene
in Egypt but are forced
to back down

6 Mar 1957Ghana gains
independence
from UK

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