<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Colonizer </Th> <Th> Decolonized state </Th> <Th> Event </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1946 </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> The treaty of Manila is signed , effectively ending over 380 years of foreign domination in the Philippines . United States military bases continued to be stationed in the islands . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> The former Emirate of Transjordan became an independent Hashemite kingdom when the United Kingdom relinquishes its League of Nations mandate . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> The former Mandate of Syria became an independent Republic . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1947 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster 1931 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> India , Pakistan ( today Pakistan and Bangladesh ) </Td> <Td> The British government leaves India , which is partitioned into the secular , but Hindu - majority state of India and the Muslim state of Pakistan ( the eastern half of which will later became independent as Bangladesh in 1971 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1948 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Myanmar , Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> Burma , which had separated from British India earlier and did not gain independence in 1947 , and Ceylon , which despite being a part of the Indian subcontinent was only briefly a part of British India , became independent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel , Palestine </Td> <Td> The Jewish - controlled part of Palestine declares independence as the state of Israel ; the remainder of Palestine became de facto part of the Arab states of Egypt ( Gaza strip ) and Transjordan ( West Bank ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> The Republic of Korea is established in the southern part of the Korean peninsula . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soviet Union </Td> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> The Democratic People 's Republic of Korea is established in the northern part of the peninsula . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1949 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Newfoundland ( today part of Canada ) </Td> <Td> The Dominion of Newfoundland joins Canada . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1951 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> The Mandate of Eritrea is given by the British to Ethiopia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France , United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> The British - controlled Tripolitania and the French - controlled Fezzan unifies with the Emirate of Cyrenaica to form the Kingdom of Libya . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1953 </Th> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Cambodia , Laos </Td> <Td> The two non-Vietnamese protectorates of French Indochina , Cambodia and Laos , became independent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1954 </Th> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Pondicherry ( today part of India ) </Td> <Td> The Puducherry enclave is incorporated into India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Suez Canal ( today part of Egypt ) </Td> <Td> In the aftermath of July 23 revolution , the United Kingdom withdraws from the last part of Egypt it controls : the Suez Canal zone . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1956 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom , Egypt ( de jure , de facto just United Kingdom ) </Td> <Td> Sudan ( today Sudan and South Sudan ) </Td> <Td> Egypt ends it claims of sovereignty over Sudan , forcing the United Kingdom to do the same . The southern non-Arab half will later became an independent state in 2011 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> Tunisia achieve independence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France , Spain </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> After large - scale protests forces France to return the sultan of Morocco , the French - controlled territories , most of the Spanish - controlled territories ( except Cape Juby and Ifni ) and the Tangier International Zone are united into an independent kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1957 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> The Gold Coast became independent , initiating the decolonisation of sub-Saharan Africa . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> The Federation of Malaya became independent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1958 </Th> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> After being the only colony to vote against the 1958 French constitution , Guinea is granted independence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1960 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Cyprus ( today de facto Cyprus and Northern Cyprus ) </Td> <Td> Most of Cyprus became independent , though the UK retains sovereign control over Akrotiri and Dhekelia . In 1983
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Colonizer </Th> <Th> Decolonized state </Th> <Th> Event </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1946 </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> The treaty of Manila is signed , effectively ending over 380 years of foreign domination in the Philippines . United States military bases continued to be stationed in the islands . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> The former Emirate of Transjordan became an independent Hashemite kingdom when the United Kingdom relinquishes its League of Nations mandate . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> The former Mandate of Syria became an independent Republic . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1947 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster 1931 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> India , Pakistan ( today Pakistan and Bangladesh ) </Td> <Td> The British government leaves India , which is partitioned into the secular , but Hindu - majority state of India and the Muslim state of Pakistan ( the eastern half of which will later became independent as Bangladesh in 1971 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1948 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Myanmar , Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> Burma , which had separated from British India earlier and did not gain independence in 1947 , and Ceylon , which despite being a part of the Indian subcontinent was only briefly a part of British India , became independent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel , Palestine </Td> <Td> The Jewish - controlled part of Palestine declares independence as the state of Israel ; the remainder of Palestine became de facto part of the Arab states of Egypt ( Gaza strip ) and Transjordan ( West Bank ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> The Republic of Korea is established in the southern part of the Korean peninsula . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soviet Union </Td> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> The Democratic People 's Republic of Korea is established in the northern part of the peninsula . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1949 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Newfoundland ( today part of Canada ) </Td> <Td> The Dominion of Newfoundland joins Canada . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1951 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> The Mandate of Eritrea is given by the British to Ethiopia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France , United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> The British - controlled Tripolitania and the French - controlled Fezzan unifies with the Emirate of Cyrenaica to form the Kingdom of Libya . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1953 </Th> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Cambodia , Laos </Td> <Td> The two non-Vietnamese protectorates of French Indochina , Cambodia and Laos , became independent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1954 </Th> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Pondicherry ( today part of India ) </Td> <Td> The Puducherry enclave is incorporated into India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Suez Canal ( today part of Egypt ) </Td> <Td> In the aftermath of July 23 revolution , the United Kingdom withdraws from the last part of Egypt it controls : the Suez Canal zone . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1956 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom , Egypt ( de jure , de facto just United Kingdom ) </Td> <Td> Sudan ( today Sudan and South Sudan ) </Td> <Td> Egypt ends it claims of sovereignty over Sudan , forcing the United Kingdom to do the same . The southern non-Arab half will later became an independent state in 2011 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> Tunisia achieve independence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France , Spain </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> After large - scale protests forces France to return the sultan of Morocco , the French - controlled territories , most of the Spanish - controlled territories ( except Cape Juby and Ifni ) and the Tangier International Zone are united into an independent kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1957 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> The Gold Coast became independent , initiating the decolonisation of sub-Saharan Africa . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> The Federation of Malaya became independent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1958 </Th> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> After being the only colony to vote against the 1958 French constitution , Guinea is granted independence . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1960 </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Cyprus ( today de facto Cyprus and Northern Cyprus ) </Td> <Td> Most of Cyprus became independent , though the UK retains sovereign control over Akrotiri and Dhekelia . In 1983
name any two countries which became independent after the second world war
name any two countries which became independent after the second world war
Philippines Jordan
Philippines Jordan