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  2. List of countries that have gained independence from the ...

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    British government recognized independence in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. Vanuatu: New Hebrides: 30 July: 1980: Independence from United Kingdom and France in 1980. Vanuatu is a Commonwealth republic. Zambia: Northern Rhodesia: 24 October: 1964 Zanzibar: 10 December: 1963: Zanzibar became independent on 10 December 1963.

  3. Spain–United Kingdom relations - Wikipedia

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    The history of Spanish–British relations is complicated by the political and religious heritages of the two countries. Neither the United Kingdom nor Spain have a unique constitutional ancestor; Britain was originally created by a union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland (and later joined by Ireland), whilst the Kingdom of Spain was initially created by a union of the crowns of Castile ...

  4. Timeline of national independence - Wikipedia

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    Restoration of independence after British protectorate, initial establishment around 1745. Name changed to Eswatini in 2018. October 12, 1968 Spain Equatorial Guinea: June 4, 1970 United Kingdom Tonga: Independence restored after British protectorate. October 10, 1970 United Kingdom Fiji: Restoration of independence after British colonial rule.

  5. List of countries that have gained independence from Spain

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    The Republic of Spanish Haiti gained independence from Spain in 1821, was occupied by Haiti, then gained independence as the First Dominican Republic; reoccupied by Spain 1861-1865, the Second Dominican Republic gained independence but was occupied by the United States 1916-1924. The Third Dominican Republic followed the U.S. occupation. 28

  6. History of Spain - Wikipedia

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    In 1640, the House of Braganza revolted against Spanish rule and reasserted Portugal's independence. [84] When Spain's first Habsburg ruler Charles I became king of Spain in 1516 (with his mother and co-monarch Queen Juana I effectively powerless and kept imprisoned till her death in 1555), Spain became central to the dynastic struggles of Europe.

  7. Spain - Wikipedia

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    Spain, [f] officially the Kingdom of Spain, [a] [g] is a country in Southwestern Europe with territories in North Africa. [ 11 ] [ h ] Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe , it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state.

  8. Decolonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The decolonization of the Americas occurred over several centuries as most of the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. The American Revolution was the first in the Americas, and the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) was a victory against a great power, aided by France and Spain, Britain's enemies.

  9. Spain and the American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

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    The main goals of Spain were the recovery of Gibraltar and Menorca from the British, who had owned them since 1704, and to damage British trade through the actions of privateers. [12] The siege of Gibraltar , June 16, 1779, to February 7, 1783, was the longest-lasting Spanish action in the war.