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Post-Independence Political Change

1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2002

1950-1959
  Country Type of Government
1951
LibyaMultiparty State
1953
EgyptOne Party State
1956
MoroccoMonarchy
SudanMultiparty State
Tunisian RealmMonarchy
1957
GhanaMultiparty State
Tunisian RepublicOne Party State
1958
GuineaOne Party State
SudanMilitary Rule
1960-1969
 CountryType of Government
1960
British and French CameroonsMultiparty State
CARMultiparty State
ChadMultiparty State
Côte d’IvoireOne Party State
Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)Multiparty State
Republic of Congo (Leopoldville/Kinshasa)Multiparty State
DahomeyMultiparty State
Gabonese RepublicMultiparty State
Malagasy RepublicMultiparty State
MaliOne Party State
MauritaniaMultiparty State
NigerOne Party State
NigeriaMultiparty State
SenegalMultiparty State
Somali RepublicMultiparty State
TogoMultiparty State
Upper VoltaOne Party State
1961
Sierra LeoneMultiparty State
Tanganyika and ZanzibarOne Party State
1962
AlgeriaOne Party State
BurundiMonarchy
ChadOne Party State
RwandaMultiparty State
UgandaMultiparty State
1963
KenyaMultiparty State
ZanzibarMonarchy
1964
Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)One Party State
Gabonese RepublicOne Party State
GhanaOne Party State
MalawiMultiparty State
MauritaniaOne Party State
SudanMultiparty State
Tanzania1One Party State
ZambiaMultiparty State
1965
CARMilitary Rule
DahomeyMilitary Rule
GambiaMultiparty State
UgandaOne Party State
Republic of Congo (Leopoldville/Kinshasa)Military Rule
1966
BotswanaMultiparty State
BurundiMilitary Rule
GhanaMilitary Rule
Lesotho Multiparty State
MalawiOne Party State
NigeriaMilitary Rule
SenegalOne Party State
Upper VoltaMilitary Rule
1967
BurundiMilitary Rule
Sierra LeoneMilitary Rule
TogoMilitary Rule
1968
Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)Military Rule
Republic of Congo (Leopoldville/Kinshasa)One Party State
Equatorial GuineaMultiparty State
MaliMilitary Rule
MauritiusMultiparty State
Sierra LeoneMultiparty State
SwazilandMultiparty State
1969
Ghana Multiparty State
KenyaOne Party State
Libyan Arab RepublicMilitary Rule
Somali Democratic RepublicMilitary Rule
SudanMilitary Rule

1 Tanganyika and Zanzibar united as Tanzania

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1970-1979
 Country Type of Government
1970
Republic of CongoScientific Socialism
Equatorial GuineaOne Party State
LesothoMilitary Rule
Somali Democratic RepublicScientific Socialism
SudanScientific Socialism
Upper VoltaOne Party State
1971
Uganda Military Rule
1972
GhanaMilitary Rule
SwazilandMonarchy
ZambiaOne Party State
1973
Portuguese GuineaOne Party State
Rwandan RepublicMilitary Rule
1974
EthiopiaMilitary Rule
NigerMilitary Rule
1975
AngolaMultiparty State
BeninScientific Socialism
Cape VerdeOne Party State
ComorosMultiparty State
MozambiqueOne Party State
Rwandan RepublicOne Party State
Sao Tomé & PrincipeScientific Socialism
Western SaharaMonarchy
1976
AngolaOne Party State
SenegalMultiparty State
SeychellesMultiparty State
1977
DjiboutiMultiparty State
EthiopiaScientific Socialism
MozambiqueScientific Socialism
SudanOne Party State
Somali Democratic RepublicOne Party State
Upper VoltaMultiparty State
1978
AngolaScientific Socialism
ComorosOne Party State
MauritaniaMilitary Rule
SeychellesOne Party State
Sierra LeoneOne Party State
1979
Equatorial GuineaMilitary Rule
GhanaMultiparty State
MaliOne Party State
NigeriaMultiparty State
TogoOne Party State
UgandaOne Party State
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1980-1989
 CountryType of Government
1980
LiberiaMilitary Rule
UgandaMultiparty State
Upper VoltaMilitary Rule
ZimbabweMultiparty State
1981
BurundiOne Party State
DjiboutiOne Party State
GhanaMilitary Rule
1983
GuineaMilitary Rule
NigeriaMilitary Rule
1984
LiberiaMultiparty State
MaliMilitary Rule
1985
SudanMilitary Rule
UgandaMilitary Rule
1986
SudanMultiparty State
UgandaOne Party State
1987
BurundiMilitary Rule
ZimbabweOne Party State
1989
BeninOne Party State
MozambiqueOne Party State
NigerOne Party State
SudanMilitary Rule
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1990-1999
 CountryType of Government
1990
Republic of CongoOne Party State
Gabonese RepublicMultiparty State
Guinea-BissauMultiparty State
LiberiaMilitary Rule
MozambiqueMultiparty State
South West AfricaMultiparty State
SudanOne Party State
ZaireMultiparty State
1991
AlgeriaMultiparty State
AngolaMultiparty State
BeninMultiparty State
BurundiMultiparty State
Cape VerdeMultiparty State
CARMultiparty State
ComorosMultiparty State
Côte d’IvoireMultiparty State
EthiopiaMilitary Rule
GhanaMultiparty State
MaliMultiparty State
MauritaniaOne Party State
NigerMultiparty State
NigeriaMilitary Rule
Sao Tomé & PrincipeMultiparty State
SeychellesMultiparty State
SomaliaCollapsed State
ZambiaMultiparty State
1992
AlgeriaMilitary Rule
Burkina FasoOne Party State
CameroonMultiparty State
Republic of CongoMultiparty State
LiberiaCollapsed State
Rwandan RepublicMultiparty State
Sierra LeoneMultiparty State
TanzaniaMultiparty State
1993
ChadMultiparty State
EritreaMultiparty State
Equatorial GuineaOne Party State
GuineaMultiparty State
LesothoMultiparty State
Sierra LeoneMilitary Rule
1994
Burkina FasoMultiparty State
EthiopiaMultiparty State
MalawiMultiparty State
RwandaMilitary Rule
Sierra LeoneMultiparty State
South AfricaMultiparty State
1995
Sierra LeoneMilitary Rule
1996
AlgeriaMultiparty State
BurundiOne Party State
RwandaOne Party State
Sierra LeoneMultiparty State
1997
LiberiaMilitary Rule
Sierra LeoneCollapsed State
Democratic Republic of CongoMilitary Rule
1999
ComorosMilitary Rule
Côte d’IvoireMilitary Rule
LiberiaCollapsed State
NigeriaMultiparty State
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2000-2002
 CountryType of Government
2000
Côte d’IvoireMultiparty State
ZimbabweMultiparty State
2001
BurundiMultiparty State
2002
ComorosMultiparty State
DjiboutiMultiparty State
Sierra LeoneMultiparty State
ZimbabweOne Party State
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