Happy Birthday to our Caribbean and African cousins.
By us on July 4, 2025
| Country | Independence Date | Former Colonial Power |
|---|---|---|
| United States | July 4, 1776 | United Kingdom |
| Algeria | July 5, 1962 | France |
| Angola | November 11, 1975 | Portugal |
| Benin | August 1, 1960 | France |
| Botswana | September 30, 1966 | Great Britain |
| Burkina Faso | August 5, 1960 | France |
| Burundi | July 1, 1962 | Belgium |
| Cameroon | January 1, 1960 | France |
| Cabo Verde | July 5, 1975 | Portugal |
| Central African Republic | August 13, 1960 | France |
| Chad | August 11, 1960 | France |
| Comoros | July 6, 1975 | France |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | June 30, 1960 | Belgium |
| Congo, Republic of the | August 15, 1960 | France |
| Côte d’Ivoire | August 7, 1960 | France |
| Djibouti | June 27, 1977 | France |
| Egypt | March 22, 1922 | United Kingdom |
| Equatorial Guinea | October 12, 1968 | Spain |
| Eritrea | May 24, 1993 | Ethiopia |
| Eswatini | September 6, 1968 | Great Britain |
| Ethiopia | Never colonized | — |
| Gabon | August 17, 1960 | France |
| Gambia, The | February 18, 1965 | Great Britain |
| Ghana | March 6, 1957 | Great Britain |
| Guinea | October 2, 1958 | France |
| Guinea-Bissau | September 10, 1974 | Portugal |
| Kenya | December 12, 1963 | Great Britain |
| Lesotho | October 4, 1966 | Great Britain |
| Liberia | July 26, 1847 | Independent since founding |
| Libya | December 24, 1951 | United Kingdom & France |
| Madagascar | June 26, 1960 | France |
| Malawi | July 6, 1964 | Great Britain |
| Mali | September 22, 1960 | France |
| Mauritania | November 28, 1960 | France |
| Mauritius | March 12, 1968 | Great Britain |
| Morocco | March 2, 1956 | France |
| Mozambique | June 25, 1975 | Portugal |
| Namibia | March 21, 1990 | South Africa |
| Niger | August 3, 1960 | France |
| Nigeria | October 1, 1960 | Great Britain |
| Rwanda | July 1, 1962 | Belgium |
| Sao Tome and Principe | July 12, 1975 | Portugal |
| Senegal | April 4, 1960 | France |
| Seychelles | June 29, 1976 | Great Britain |
| Sierra Leone | April 27, 1961 | Great Britain |
| Somalia | July 1, 1960 | Great Britain & Italy |
| South Africa | May 31, 1910 | Great Britain |
| South Sudan | July 9, 2011 | Sudan |
| Sudan | January 1, 1956 | Egypt & Great Britain |
| Tanzania | December 9, 1961 | Great Britain |
| Togo | April 27, 1960 | France |
| Tunisia | March 20, 1956 | France |
| Uganda | October 9, 1962 | Great Britain |
| Zambia | October 24, 1964 | Great Britain |
| Zimbabwe | April 18, 1980 | Great Britain |
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