WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Algeria
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South Africa
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Egypt
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Ethiopia
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1959 Charles de Gaulle declared that the Algerians had the right to determine their own future. Despite terrorist acts by French Algerians opposed to independence and an attempted coup in France by elements of the French army, an agreement was signed in 1962, and Algeria became independent.
Detailed explanation-2: -French colonial rule in Algeria lasted 132 years, beginning in 1830 with the invasion of the capital, Algiers, and continuing until the war for independence, which concluded with the signing of the Evian Accords in March 1962. The treaty marked the end of a bitter war.
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 5, 1962, Algeria declared its independence after 132 years of French occupation. The transition was chaotic and violent, but inspired revolutionaries worldwide.
Detailed explanation-4: -On March 18, 1962, France and the leaders of the Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) sign a peace agreement to end the seven-year Algerian War, signaling the end of 130 years of colonial French rule in Algeria.