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This is a list of the dates when African states were made colonies or protectorates of European powers and lost their independence. List. Name ... South Africa: 1879 ...
There were many kingdoms and empires in all regions of the continent of Africa throughout history. A kingdom is a state with a king or queen as its head. [1] An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant centre and subordinate peripheries".
It includes fully recognised states, states with limited or zero recognition, and dependent territories of both African and non-African states. It lists 56 sovereign states (54 of which are member states of the United Nations), two non-sovereign (dependent) territories of non-African sovereign states, and nine sub-national regions of non ...
List of African dependencies and other territories — including their respective capitals: External territories ... Sicily is geologically a part of Africa, ...
For convenience, all Former countries in Africa should be included in this category. This includes all countries that can also be found in the subcategories. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Former countries in Africa
A map of Africa showing the continent's political systems: three monarchies (in red) and republics (in blue). Monarchy was the prevalent form of government in the history of Africa, where self-governing states, territories, or nations existed in which supreme power resided with an individual who was recognized as the head of state. [1]
This is a list of all present sovereign states in Africa [1] and their predecessors. The region of Africa is generally defined geographically to include the subregions of African continent , Madagascar island , Mauritius Island and several minor islands, and their respective sovereign states.
This is a list of historical separatist movements in Africa. Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism . This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .