Date Country Notes Date Country Notes
19-Jul-49 Laos  from France 26-May-66 Guyana  from UK
8-Aug-49 Bhutan  from India 30-Sep-66 Botswana  from UK
24-Dec-51 Libya  from Italy 4-Oct-66 Lesotho  from UK
9-Nov-53 Cambodia  from France 30-Nov-66 Barbados  from UK
1-Jan-56 Sudan  from Egypt and UK 30-Nov-67 South Yemen  from UK
2-Mar-56 Morocco  from France and Spain 31-Jan-68 Nauru  from Australia-/NZ-/UK-administered UN trusteeship
20-Mar-56 Tunisia  from France 12-Mar-68 Mauritius  from UK
6-Mar-57 Ghana  from UK 6-Sep-68 Swaziland  from UK
31-Aug-57 Malaysia  from UK 12-Oct-68 Equatorial Guinea  from Spain
2-Oct-58 Guinea  from France 4-Jun-70 Tonga  from UK protectorate
1-Jan-60 Cameroon  from French-administered UN trusteeship 10-Oct-70 Fiji  from UK
4-Apr-60 Senegal  from France 15-Aug-71 Bahrain  from UK
27-Apr-60 Togo  from French-administered UN trusteeship 3-Sep-71 Qatar  from UK
26-Jun-60 Madagascar  from France 2-Dec-71 United Arab Emirates  from UK
26-Jun-60 Somalia  from the UK 16-Dec-71 Bangladesh  from Pakistan
30-Jun-60 Democratic Republic of the Congo  from Belgium 10-Jul-73 The Bahamas  from UK
1-Jul-60 Somalia  from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship 24-Sep-73 Guinea-Bissau  declared independence from Portugal
1-Aug-60 Benin  from France 7-Feb-74 Grenada  from UK
3-Aug-60 Niger  from France 19-Oct-74 Niue  in free association with New Zealand
5-Aug-60 Burkina Faso  from France 25-Jun-75 Mozambique  from Portugal
7-Aug-60 Côte d'Ivoire  from France 5-Jul-75 Cape Verde  from Portugal
11-Aug-60 Chad  from France 6-Jul-75 Comoros  from France
13-Aug-60 Central African Republic  from France 12-Jul-75 São Tomé and Principe  from Portugal
15-Aug-60 Republic of the Congo  from France 16-Sep-75 Papua New Guinea  from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship
17-Aug-60 Gabon  from France 11-Nov-75 Angola  from Portugal
22-Sep-60 Mali  from France 25-Nov-75 Suriname  from Netherlands
1-Oct-60 Nigeria  from UK 27-Feb-76 Western Sahara  from Spain
28-Nov-60 Mauritania  from France 29-Jun-76 Seychelles  from UK
27-Apr-61 Sierra Leone  from UK 27-Jun-77 Djibouti  from France
19-Jun-61 Kuwait  from UK 7-Jul-78 Solomon Islands  from UK
1-Jan-62 Samoa  from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship 1-Oct-78 Tuvalu  from UK
1-Jul-62 Burundi  from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration 3-Nov-78 Dominica  from UK
1-Jul-62 Rwanda  from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship 22-Feb-79 Saint Lucia  from UK
5-Jul-62 Algeria  from France 12-Jul-79 Kiribati  from UK
6-Aug-62 Jamaica  from UK 27-Oct-79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  from UK
31-Aug-62 Trinidad and Tobago  from UK 18-Apr-80 Zimbabwe  from UK
9-Oct-62 Uganda  from UK 30-Jul-80 Vanuatu  from France and UK
12-Dec-63 Kenya  from UK 21-Sep-81 Belize  from UK
26-Apr-64 Tanzania  from UK-administered UN trusteeship 1-Nov-81 Antigua and Barbuda  from UK
6-Jul-64 Malawi  from UK 19-Sep-83 Saint Kitts and Nevis  from UK
21-Sep-64 Malta  from UK 1-Jan-84 Brunei  from UK
24-Oct-64 Zambia  from UK 21-Oct-86 Marshall Islands  from the US-administered UN trusteeship 
18-Feb-65 The Gambia  from UK 3-Nov-86 Federated States of Micronesia  from the US-administered UN trusteeship 
26-Jul-65 Maldives  from UK 21-Mar-90 Namibia  from South Africa
9-Aug-65 Singapore  from Malaysian Federation 24-May-93 Eritrea  from Ethiopia
  1-Oct-94 Palau  from the US-administered UN trusteeship