Southern Rhodesia became the country of Zimbabwe.
Originally New Amsterdam a Dutch Colony it became the English Colony of New York.
It was originally called the River Colony before it became a royal colony and just became the Colony of Connecticut.
No country can be a colony, otherwise it wouldn't be a country.
liberia
Southern Rhodesia became the country of Zimbabwe.
Originally New Amsterdam a Dutch Colony it became the English Colony of New York.
Great Britain
The smallest country in Soth America is Suriname. It was formerly a Dutch colony. It became independent from the Netherlands on November 25, 1975.
Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia.It was previously a British colony known as Northern Rhodesia.
Namibia
In 1920 Kenya became part of the British Empire when it became a British crown colony. It continued as a British crown colony until 1963 when Kenya gained its independence.
that honour goes to the Netherlands
The Cayman Islands is currently a colony/territory of England, therefore it is dependent.
William II became King of the Netherlands upon the abdication on October 7, 1840 of William I. His formal inauguration as Dutch monarch occurred on November 28, 1840.
California was part of Mexico in the 1840's
Coastal Kenya was ruled by Zanzibar and became part of a German "protectorate" (colony) in 1885, before becoming a British colony from 1888 to 1963.