Decolonization Timeline by Clayton Puckett

Libya

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Libya gained independence from Italy in 1945

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North Korea gained independence from Japan in 1945.

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South Korea gained independence from Japan in 1945

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The Dutch colony of Indonesia gained independence in 1949.

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The British colony of India gained independence in 1947

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Pakistan gained independence from the British in 1954.

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Vietnam gained its independence from the French in 1954.

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Laos gained independence from the French in 1954.

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Cambodia gained independence from the French in 1954.

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Ghana became the first independent sub Saharan African country in 1957.