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What European countries controlled the South American countries?

The Spanish, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the English each had control of a part of south america


Last country to become independent?

As of my last knowledge update in October 2023, the last country to gain independence was South Sudan, which became independent from Sudan on July 9, 2011. This followed a long civil war and a referendum in which the majority voted for independence. South Sudan's independence marked the culmination of decades of conflict and efforts for self-determination.


What southern African country recently became independent?

south africa


There are countries in North and South America combined.?

35


Which countries gained independence in the 20th century?

French colonies that became independent nations include the following.Middle East:Lebanon - independent 1943 under German-occupied Vichy FranceSyria - (occupied 1920) independence treaty 1936, enacted 1944.African states:(* part of French West Africa)Algeria - independent 1962Cameroon - independent 1960Central African Republic- (Oubangui-Chari) independent 1960Chad - independent 1960Comoros islands - independent 1975*Cote D'Ivoire - independent 1960 Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast*Dahomey - (French Dahomey) independent 1960 as BeninDjibouti - (French territory of the Ifars and Issas, 1967) independent 1977*French Guinea - independent 1958 as Guinea or Guinea-Conakry*French Sudan - independent 1960 as MaliGabon - independent 1960Malagasy Republic - independent 1960, now Madagascar*Mauritania - independent 1960Morocco - (occupied 1912 with Spain) independent 1956*Mossi kingdoms/ Upper Volta - independent 1960, renamed 1984 Burkina Faso*Niger - independent 1960Republic of the Congo - (Middle Congo) independent 1960*Senegal - independent 1960, briefly part of Mali FederationTogo - independent 1960Tunisia - (French protectorate 1881) independent 1956Asia and the Pacific:Cambodia - independent from French control 1953French Indochina - lost 1949, partitioned 1954 into North and South VietnamLaos - independent 1949New Hebrides - (Pacific with UK) independent 1980 as Vanuatu

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Are Caribbean countries are in South America?

The South American countries that border the Caribbean Sea-Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.


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What region of South America was the first to be liberated from Spain?

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