Curated category
States and territories established in 1960
- Burkina FasoArchaeological excavations in 1973 uncovered scrapers, chisels, and arrowheads dating back to the period between 14,000 BC and 5,000 BC.
- Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)Belgium took control of the Congo Free State in 1908. This marked a shift from personal possession by the Belgian king to official colonial rule.
- SenegalIn 1444, the Portuguese explorer Dinis Dias stepped onto Gorée Island, marking the first European contact with what is now Senegal.
- State of KatangaIn 1906, the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga company received exclusive rights to mine copper in Katanga. The principal shareholders included the Comité…
- Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Congo rainforest stretches across the central basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, covering most of the country's vast territory.
- GujaratThe ancient city of Lothal stands as a testament to the sophisticated engineering of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Archaeologists have identified it as the…
- South KasaiKing Leopold II of Belgium created the Congo Free State in 1885, annexing the Luba Empire into this new territory. The Belgian administration later divided…
- MaharashtraThe state of Maharashtra occupies a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau in western India. It stretches from 15°35' N to 22°02' N latitude and 72°36' E…
- Ivory CoastPortuguese merchant-explorers in the 15th and 16th centuries divided the west coast of Africa into four regions based on available resources.
- NigeriaNigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with more than 242 million people, making it the sixth-most populous country in the world.