https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonization#British_Empire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonization#British_Empir... > Independence for the colonies i

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonization#British_Empire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonization#British_Empir... > Independence for the colonies in Africa began with the independence of Sudan in 1956, and Ghana in 1957. All of the British colonies on mainland Africa became independent by 1966, although Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence in 1965 was not recognized by the UK or internationally. [. . .] Cyprus, which came under full British control in 1914 from the Ottoman Empire, was culturally divided between the majority Greek element (which demanded "enosis" or union with Greece) and the minority Turks. London for decades assumed it needed the island to defend the Suez Canal; but after the Suez crisis of 1956, that became a minor factor, and Greek violence became a more serious issue. Cyprus became an independent country in 1960, but ethnic violence escalated until 1974 The 1950s and 1960s were a process of Britain divesting itself of its empire and granting self-government to various entities. Perhaps the closest parallel is Gibraltar, where Britain did give self-government over the 50s and 60s, but held onto the territory after a sovereignty referendum? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_development_in_modern_Gibraltar#Gibraltar_Constitution_order,_1950 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_development_in_mod...