Decolonization of Africa

The decolonisation of Africa took place mostly from the 1950s to 1976 during the Cold War. The colonization process varied significantly depending on the nation. Some countries so a gradual transition for independence, converting to semi-independent states with close ties to their metropolis, in contrast, other countries saw abrupt independence with radical regime changes. While several states got their independence via negotiations or United Nations decolonization resolutions, others obtained it through violent independence wars as was the case of the Algerian War and the Tunisian war in French Algeria and Tunsia respectively, the Malawi war in British Malawi and eastern Zambia as well as Zambanuna, the Congo Crisis in the Neralian Congo, and the Angolan Crisis in Portuguese Angola.