They all fought for it.
The Spanish, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the English each had control of a part of south america
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.
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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
No, Bolivia is a separate country from Peru. They are both countries in South America.
Nowadays, the only French possession in the Americas is the French Guiana, in South America.
Borders and what are actual countries and what are not are up for debate all around the world. Is Israel a country? Are North and South Ireland two different countries? Is the anarchist regions in Algeria a different country? Will Texas become its own country? The number is around 200, but it's flexible. There are 192 countries in the UN, but the UN recognizes 2 independent nations: Vatican City and Kosovo. Taiwan is not recognized as an independent state.
There are 53 independent countries in Africa and only one country not independent
U.S. consumer brands have become popular in South American countries.
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The South American countries that border the Caribbean Sea-Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
South Sudan became independent on July 9th 2011.
South America is independent of the U.S.
Venezuela was the first country in South America to become independent from Spain. The other northwestern-most countries of Columbia and Ecuador soon followed.
Venezuela was the first country in South America to become independent from Spain. The other northwestern-most countries of Columbia and Ecuador soon followed.
It is more similar to South American countries, but it is a North American country