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South Sudan is the latest African country to gain independence, achieving its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011.
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South Sudan
On the 9th of July this year, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan.
South Sudan is the most recent country to gain independence, officially becoming a country on July 9, 2011, after gaining independence from Sudan.
There have been no new countries added recently. The most recent country to gain independence was South Sudan in 2011.
1 January 1956
There was an ethnic conflict I believe, and one of them wanted to gain sovereignty.
Serbia and Montenegro has been divided into 2 nations as Montenegro on June 3rd, 2006 and Serbia on June 5th 2006.
British and French forces almost went to war at Fashoda in the Sudan in 1898. The French were trying to gain control of the upper Nile to keep Britain out of Sudan.
It was the first region in south of Africa to gain freedom
Both Britain and Egypt claimed dominion over Sudan during the first half of the 20th century. Due to a lot of strife in the region, both of these countries decided to allow Sudan to choose whether or not they wanted independence. A the beginning of 1956, the new country of Sudan raised its flag for the first time, having voted for independence.