the british ruled Trinidad before independence
Yes, Nigeria was ruled by Britain before independence.
i think it was botswana
Bolivia was ruled by Spain before it achieved independence.
No country have controlled Saudi Arabia, it is one of the few countries in the world that have not been ruled by another country, thus there was no independence.
The first Spanish ruled country to win independence was Haiti in 1804.
France ruled Lebanon until 1943.
Britain
queen elizabeth the 3rd
mexico in 1810
Before its independence, Mexico was considered an overseas territory of the Spanish Crown. This means that it was treated as another Spanish province, and was ruled by a Viceroy, appointed by the Spanish Monarch.
Mexico was the ruling country.