Sub-Saharan Africa, 03 Feb 1960: Year of Africa begins
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 03 Feb 1960 (Wind of Change: Year of Africa begins), showing the following events: Ghana-Guinea Union; End of French West Africa; End of French Equatorial Africa; Mali Federation; Rwandan Revolution; Independence of Cameroon; Wind of Change.

Union of

South Africa

Belgian

Congo(Bel.)

Mozambique(Port.)

Aden Prot.(UK prot.)

South
West
Africa(SAfr. adm.)

Muscat
& Oman(UK prot.)

Malagasy
Rep.(Fr.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Tanganyika(UK T.T.)

Br. Som.(UK prot.)

Somaliland(It. T.T.)

Mali
Federation(Fr.)

Rhodesia
&
Nyasaland(UK col. fed.)

Southern
Sudan(insurgency)

Yemen(fed. UAR)

Saharan
Region(Fr. terr.)

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

Uganda(UK prot.)

Sierra Leone(UK)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Sp. Sahara(Sp.)

Rep. of
Congo(Fr.)

Mauritania(Fr.)

Ivory
Coast(Fr.)

Walvis Bay(SWA adm.)

Upper
Volta(Fr.)

Central African
Rep.(Fr.)

Zanzibar(UK prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Tristan da Cunha

23 Nov 1958Ghana & Guinea form
loose federation

24 Nov–22 Dec 1958French West
Africa dissolved

28 Nov 1958–15 Aug 1960French Equatorial
Africa dissolved

Apr 1959Senegal & French Sudan
form Mali Federation

Nov 1959–Jan 1961Hutus overthrow
Tutsi monarchy
in Rwanda

1 Jan 1960Cameroon gains
independence
from France

3 Feb 1960British PM delivers
“Wind of Change”
speech in South Africa

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