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9 May – France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia with the king Norodom Sihanouk. 5 July – First meeting of the assembly of the European Economic Community in Strasbourg. 17 July – Miss France Christiane Martel Won Miss Universe 1953 [1] 28 July – Operation Camargue, further French military action against the Viet Minh ...
November 9, 1953 France Cambodia: Independence restored after French protectorate status. Initial establishment in 802. January 1, 1956 United Kingdom and Kingdom of Egypt Sudan: March 20, 1956 France Tunisia: Independence restored after period as a French protectorate. Initial independence in 1705: March 6, 1957 United Kingdom Ghana
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...
France started controlling Cambodia in 1863. [2] After being colonized around 90 years, King Norodom Sihanouk began claiming return to independence from France in 1949. In 1953, he was successful to regain full independence, and France agreed to decolonize the whole country.
Independence Day: 9 November: 1953 France: Ceremony transferring military from French to Cambodian officials based on a military hand-over agreement reached on 17 October 1953. [25] [26] Cameroon: National Day: 20 May: 1960 United Kingdom France: Cameroon gained independence on 1 January 1960, but does not celebrate that date.
Cambodia gained its independence in November 1953, thanks to Prince Norodom Sihanouk. [2] France and Cambodia enjoy close relations, stemming partly from the days of the French Protectorate and partly from the role played by France in the signing of the peace agreements in Paris in 1991, [3] and further cemented by the French language. These ...
France administered the foreign affairs of the following protectorates: Morocco (to 7 April 1956) Tunisia (to 20 March 1956) Saar (to 1 January 1957) France also had sovereignty over the following overseas territories: Adélie Land (to 6 August 1955) Comoros; French Equatorial Africa, consisting of four territories: Chad (to 28 November 1958)
The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) [nb 1] was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. [29]