Decolonisation of Africa

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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]} France had the most colonies in Africa with 35 colonies followed by Britain with 32. As a result of decolonisation, 32 countries gained independence from France and 28 from the United Kingdom.^[1]