Top 10 African Countries That First Got Their Independence

Top 10 African Countries that First Got Their Independence
Welcome to Displorer and Thanks for watching, In this video we shall be presenting to you the Top 10 African countries that first got their independence. Between the 1870s and 1900, Africa faced European imperialist aggression, diplomatic pressures, military invasions, and eventual conquest and colonization. At the same time, African societies put up various forms of resistance against the attempt to colonize their countries and impose foreign domination. After decades and decades of colonial rule, a wind of change eventually blew in Africa and there was a massive decolonization. The decolonization of Africa took place in the mid-to-late 1950s to 1975, with sudden and radical regime changes on the continent as colonial governments made the transition to independent states; this was often quite unorganized and marred with violence and political turmoil. There was widespread unrest and there were organized revolts in both Northern and sub-Saharan colonies, especially in French Algeria, Portuguese Angola, the Belgian Congo and British Kenya. Prior to the massive decolonization that took place in the 1950 to 70s, some Africa countries had already gained their independence.
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Ethiopia is the only country in Africa that was never colonized by any western power so will not be mentioned on this because they have always been independent despite Italy’s Temporal Invasion, so, with that said , here are the Top 10 African countries that first Got their independence.

10. Cameroon – January 1st 1960.
The Republic of Cameroon is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. It has a population of about 25 million people and a surface area of about 475.442 km2. Portuguese sailors were the first the reach the coast of Cameroon 1472 and occupied the land. Later on the Germany Annexed Cameroon and were defeated by Britain and france during the first world war. Cameroon was under French rue until the 1st of January 1960 where the country gained its independence. Ahmadou Ahidjo was the first president of Cameroon after the country got its independence. Cameroon was the 10th African country to get its Independence.
9. Guinea – October 2nd 1958
The Republic of Guinea is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea, the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of about 12.4 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometers. Guinea's colonial period began with French military penetration into the area in the mid-19th century. French domination was assured by the defeat in 1898 of the armies of Samori Touré, Mansa (or Emperor) of the Ouassoulou state and leader of Malinké descent, which gave France control of what today is Guinea and adjacent areas. After Many years of colonial rule, Guinea finally got its independence from france on the 2nd of October 1958 through a referendum with Ahmed Sekou Toure as the first president. Guinea was the 9th country in Africa to first get its independence.
8. Ghana – 6th of march 1957
The Republic of Ghana, is a country located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2, Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. Ghana means "Warrior King" in the Soninke language. Ghana colonial rule and its journey to Independence is a very interesting one. The country was first occupied by the Portuguese who ruled the land for many years. Later on the German extablished their control over the land and in 1874, The British took over the land until 1957 when Ghana got its independence making Ghana the 8th African country to gain its independence. The first president of was Nwame Nkrumah.
7. Morocco – April 7th 1956
The Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. As Europe industrialised, Northwest Africa was increasingly prized for its potential for colonisation. France showed a strong interest in Morocco as early as 1830, not only to protect the border of its Algerian territory, but also because of the strategic position of Morocco with coasts on the Mediterranean and the open Atlantic. In 1904, France and Spain carved out zones of influence in Morocco. Recognition by the United Kingdom of France's sphere of influence provoked a strong reaction from the German Empire; and a crisis loomed in 1905. In March 1956 the French protectorate was ended and Morocco