Information taken from This Is Africa
Beginning on June 20th and continuing throughout the summer, 19 African nations will celebrate their independence (see below). Crazy how many of these suppressed nations came independent more-or-less at the same time. Also, funny how no presidential elections will coincide with their country’s date of independence.
- Mali – Monday, June 20 (1960)
- Mozambique – Saturday, June 25 (1975)
- Madagascar – Sunday, June 26 (1960)
- Somalia – Sunday, June 26 (1960)
- Djibouti – Monday, June 27 (1977)
- DR Congo – Thursday, June 30 (1960)
- Rwanda – Friday, July 1 (1962)
- Burundi – Friday, July 1 (1962)
- Algeria – Sunday, July 3 (1962)
- Cape Verde – Tuesday, July 5 (1975)
- Malawi – Wednesday, July 6 (1964)
- Benin – Monday, August 1 (1960)
- Niger – Wednesday, August 3 (1960)
- Burkina Faso – Friday, August 5 (1960)
- Côte d’Ivoire – Sunday, August 7 (1960)
- Chad – Thursday, August 11 (1960)
- Central African Republic – Saturday, August 13 (1960)
- Republic of Congo – Monday, August 15 (1960)
- Gabon – Wednesday, August 17 (1960)
h/t This Is Africa
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