Both of these regions were BRITISH colonies.
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Nigeria was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1960
Yes. Mali is a former French colony.
Uruguay was at first a Spanish colony, but it was overtaken by Portugal into their Brazilian colony. So both Spain and Portugal colonized Uruguay.
The western power that colonized Nigeria was the British Empire. They mainly wanted to take this area to secure their Nigerian trade interests from other powers like Germany and France.
Great Britain colonized and controlled Nigeria before its independence in 1960. Other European countries also used Nigeria for slave trade, such as the Netherlands and Portugal.
The European country that colonized Libya was Italy and in 1947 Italy lost Libya as a result of WWII.
Jamaica was originally colonized by Spain, but was later seized by the English (then becoming a British colony).
Liberia is an African country that people usually claim is not colonized, but since it was founded by American Blacks who established a very European-style country, it is hard to make the claim that it was not a colonial project.However, it was never part of a proper colony.
Spain is the European country that colonized Panama.
Spain was the European country that colonized Venezuela.
The first European who reached and ultimately colonized Brazil was Pedro Alvares Cabral in 1500. Brazil spent hundreds of years as a Portuguese colony.
No, Nigeria was a British colony. Niger, on the other hand, was a French colony.