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The first British colony in West Africa was Sierra Leone, established in 1787. It became the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain independence after World War II, achieving this status on April 27, 1961. Sierra Leone's independence was significant as it marked a turning point in the decolonization process across Africa.
Nigeria is the name of the British colony in West Africa.
The last country to give up it's African colony was actually the African country of South Africa. The colony that it had dominion over was the country of Namibia. This occurred in 1990.
Tyre was a trading colony established by the Phoenicians. Ur was a city in Mesopotamia founded by the Sumerians.
Portugal (1474).
Portugal established the first African colony inMozambique in 1500.
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The United Kingdom. They established the Gibraltar Colony in what was then Spanish territory, as well as much of Africa.
The home country of a colony is the country that founded it. After a country founds a colony, it is settled and a form of government is established. The government can be either direct or indirect.
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In 1890 Italy established Eritrea as its colony in the Horn of Africa.
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.
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