Political History of Eastern Africa - Autonomy

Autonomy

  • 19 March 1946: Réunion becomes an overseas département of France.
  • 13 October 1946: End of the British occupation of Comoros.
  • 27 October 1946: Comoros, Madagascar and French Somaliland become overseas territories of France.
  • 11 December 1946: Tanganyika is under a British trust territory mandate from the United Nations.
  • 13 December 1946: Ruanda-Urundi is under a Belgian trust territory mandate from the United Nations.
  • 1 April 1950: Italian Somalilant is under an Italian trust territory mandate from the United Nations.
  • 19 February 1951: Eritrea is under a British trust territory mandate from the United Nations.
  • 11 June 1951: Moçambique becomes an overseas province.
  • 15 September 1952: Eritrea federated with Ethiopia as an autonomous State.
  • 1 August 1953: Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesia are parts of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, until 31 December 1963.
  • 1955: The Kingdom of Chako is annexed to Ethiopia.
  • 14 October 1958: Madagascar gains autonomy from France under the name Malagasy Republic.
  • 20 June 1960: Ruanda-Urundi is separated from the Belgian Congo.
  • 26 June 1960: Madagascar proclaims independence from France. British Somaliland proclaims independence from the United Kingdom under the name State of Somaliland.
  • 1 July 1960: Creation of the Somali Republic by the unification of the State of Somaliland with the Italian Somaliland.
  • 18 October 1960: Rwanda gains autonomy from Belgium, then becomes the Rwandan Republic from 28 January 1961.
  • 31 December 1960: Buganda proclaims independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 1 May 1961: Tanganyika gains autonomy from the United Kingdom, then proclaims independence on 9 December.
  • 21 December 1961: Burundi gains autonomy from Belgium.
  • 22 December 1961: Comoros gains autonomy from France under the name State of Comoros.
  • 1 March 1962: Uganda gains autonomy from the United Kingdom.

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