1966 AD–1984 AD
The Caribbean, Africa, Gulf, and Pacific dismantle formal empire
British Empire · War & conquest · Resistance & colonized agency · Law & imperial government · Self-government & Commonwealth · Decolonization & independence
Among others, Guyana, Botswana, Lesotho, Barbados, South Yemen, Mauritius, Eswatini, Fiji, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Kiribati, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Zimbabwe, Vanuatu, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Brunei became independent. Each process had its own conflicts and coalitions
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