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If you truly want to know, then the answer is Liberia. It became independent from the US in 1847. This makes Liberia the oldest independent African colony/country. Once being a part of the US, the people of Liberia decided to start a government just like the US. Interesting, right?
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What First Caribbean colony to gain its freedom from France?
first caribbean country to gain freedom from france
What was the first African colony to gain freedom?
Ghana
What was the first colony to gain independence in Africa?
Gold Coast
What was the first colony in latin america to gain independence?
Haiti did (1804).
What is the last colony in Asia to gain independence?
East Timor is the last colony in Asia to gain independence.
Is Liberia the first West African Country to gain Independence?
Liberia was the first to gain independence after being colonized by outsiders, but the independence of Ethiopia dates to antiquity and was never fully ended.
What is the first African nation south of the Sahara to gain independence from Europe?
Ghana
What was the first African country to gain independence from Great Britain?
South Africa.
What is the west African country first gain independence?
Liberia
What was the first African country to declare its independence?
Egypt (1922) was the first African nation to become independent from a European nation, but it was not a colony (it was a protectorate). The first colony to become independent was Italian Libya in 1951.
What island was the first to gain independence?
The first island is Haiti in 1804, then Cuba in 1902, the Jamaica (first British colony) in 1962
What was the first African country to gain independence from Britain?
South Africa in 1910
