São Tomé and Príncipe gained independence from Portugal on 12 July 1975.Facts you may not know about São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé and Príncipe were uninhabited when they were discovered, about 1470, by the Portuguese. In the late 15th century the Portuguese sent out settlers (including many convicts and Jewish children who had been …
The Bahamas gained independence from the UK on 10 July 1973Things you may not know about the Bahamas:There are over 700 islands in the Bahamas. All of them are some sort of sand or limestone island. Of the 700 islands, only about 30 of them are inhabited.The first people that inhabited the island were called …
Today on the 9 July We celebrate the Independence Day for Argentina with the focus on Afro Argentine Interesting facts about Afro Argentine According to the Argentine national census of 2010, the total population of Argentines was 40,117,096, of whom 149,493 (0.37%) identified as Afro-Argentine, although according to gene pools studies, the Argentine population with …
Today on the 9 July we celebrate the Independence Day for South Sudan, the Official name Republic of South Sudan. Interesting facts about South Sudan South Sudan is the youngest country in the world. It gained independence from Sudan in 2011. The national flag of South Sudan. Description: Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), …
The Comoro Islands, or Comoros, gained independence from France on 6 July 1975. Things you may not know about Comoros:– The Comoros archipelago comprises of four major islands – Grand Comoros (Njazidja), Anjouan (Nzwani), Moheli (Mwali) – all parts of Comoro Islands, and Mayotte (still a french territory).– Stars on the flag symbolise four islands …
The Central African Federation was dissolved in 1963, which consisted of Southern (Zimbabwe) and Northern (Zambia) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Malawi), and on 6 July 1964, Nyasaland became independent from Britain and renamed itself Malawi. Things you may not know about Malawi: – ‘Malawi’ means ‘fire flames’. – The country takes its name from the reflection of …
Venezuela gained independence from Spain on 5 July 1811. Things you may not know about Venezuela: – The original inhabitants of Venezuela were Amerindians, predominantly Caribs and Arawaks. Now, approx. 51.6% of the population are Pardos of mixed European, African, and Amerindian ancestry; 43.6% of Venezuelans identify as European, 3.6% identify as being Afro-Venezuelan and …
Cape Verde gained independence from Portugal on 5 July 1975. Things you may not know about Cape Verde: – The archipelago was uninhabited until the 15th century.– Cape Verde is made up of ten islands and five islets.– Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau were a joint country until 1980.– Culturally, the Barlavento islands (Santo Antão, São Vicente, …
This date celebrates the unification of the ‘Trust Territory of Italian Somaliland’ and the ‘British Somaliland’ on 1 July 1960, which formed the Republic of Somalia. Things you may not know about Somalia: – Somalia’s flag: the light blue background was inspired by the UN’s flag as they played an intrinsic role in supporting Somalia’s …
The country declared its independence on 1 July 1962 from Belgium and changed its name from Ruanda-Urundi (joint with Rwanda) to the Republic of Burundi. Things you may not know about Burundi: – Burundi is one of the oldest countries in Africa and one of the few whose modern boundaries remained similar to those of …
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