The last colony to accept or sign the Declaration of Independence was Georgia.
I believe it was East Timor. It gained independence from Indonesian back in 2002. They have been fighting for independence ever since Indonesia invaded in 1976 after the Portuguese left.
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The last country in the Americas to gain independence was Suriname, which achieved independence from the Netherlands on November 25, 1975. This marked the end of colonial rule and the establishment of Suriname as a sovereign nation. Prior to Suriname, other territories in the region had already gained independence throughout the 20th century.
The last colony was Indonesia.
French Guiana is still an oversees French colony. French Guiana is located in northern South America.
The last colony to accept or sign the Declaration of Independence was Georgia.
East Timor is the last colony in Asia to gain independence.
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The last to approve the Declaration of Independence was New York.
Guyana was finally colonized by the British after having been briefly colonized by the Dutch and the French. Guyana gained its independence from Britain in the sixties of the last century.
Belize, who gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.
Although some of Britain's possessions in Africa gained independence before other nations' (such as South Africa, Egypt and Sudan), the UK also owned the last colony in Africa (Southern Rhodesia). Not all their colonies gained independence before other nations'. South Africa gained independence so early because they had a stable government controlled by whites. Egypt gained independence so early because there was a huge nationalist movement (which was aided and strengthened by Germany). Sudan gained independence because its sovereignty was shared by both Egypt and the UK. Egypt wanted Sudan to become independent, so they pretty much abandoned their shared colony. The UK needed Egypt to also take part in Sudanese affairs, so they had trouble controlling Sudan without them, which forced the UK to let Sudan become independent.
Angola (independence granted on November 11, 1975).
South Sudan was the last country to become independent. They gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011.
The last two Spanish colonies in Latin America were Cuba and Puerto Rico. Cuba gained independence from Spain in 1898, while Puerto Rico remained a colony until the United States took control in 1898 after the Spanish-American War.
Once America declared independence from England all colonies were free from British rule.