20th century – 20th century
Fernando Pó and Río Muni
The independence of Equatorial Guinea followed Spain’s reversal of its earlier policy of integration and assimilation. Political decolonisation began in 1962 in the Spanish territories of Fernando Pó and Río Muni, which together became independent as Equatorial Guinea in 1968. The episode marked the end of Spain’s principal African colonial possession.
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The Story
Spain initially pursued a policy of integration and assimilation in its African territories. The excerpt describes a decisive reversal in 1962, when political decolonisation began in Fernando Pó and Río Muni. These territories were treated together in the transition toward a single independent state.
Fernando Pó and Río Muni became independent as Equatorial Guinea in 1968. The transition placed Spain among the European powers compelled to dismantle their African colonial possessions during the broader post-war decolonisation process. It also illustrates how even the smallest European African empire could not remain insulated from continental and international pressure.
The independence of Equatorial Guinea is presented alongside the more prolonged and difficult fate of Spanish Sahara. Whereas the former territories reached independence in 1968, Spain continued to confront unresolved pressure over its much larger Saharan possession, whose later division involved Morocco and Mauritania.
20th century – 20th century
Fernando Pó and Río Muni
The independence of Equatorial Guinea followed Spain’s reversal of its earlier policy of integration and assimilation. Political decolonisation began in 1962 in the Spanish territories of Fernando Pó and Río Muni, which together became independent as Equatorial Guinea in 1968. The episode marked the end of Spain’s principal African colonial possession.
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The Story
Spain initially pursued a policy of integration and assimilation in its African territories. The excerpt describes a decisive reversal in 1962, when political decolonisation began in Fernando Pó and Río Muni. These territories were treated together in the transition toward a single independent state.
Fernando Pó and Río Muni became independent as Equatorial Guinea in 1968. The transition placed Spain among the European powers compelled to dismantle their African colonial possessions during the broader post-war decolonisation process. It also illustrates how even the smallest European African empire could not remain insulated from continental and international pressure.
The independence of Equatorial Guinea is presented alongside the more prolonged and difficult fate of Spanish Sahara. Whereas the former territories reached independence in 1968, Spain continued to confront unresolved pressure over its much larger Saharan possession, whose later division involved Morocco and Mauritania.
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