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IN AUGUST 1962, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago became the first two British colonies in the English-speaking Caribbean to gain Independence. Since then, another 13 former British colonies in the anglophone Caribbean, culminating with St Kitts and Nevis in 1983, have joined the ranks of independent states.
31 May 1961 is recognized as the official date of Independence as South Africa became a Republic on that date. The Republic of South Africa as it is today did not gain independence fully at a single point in history.Rather, it went through a series of transitions. It first gained partial independence from Britain on 31 May 1910.Then it formed the Union of South Africa under partial British and Dutch rule. It then gained further independence from the statue of Westminster on 11 December 1931.1 May 1961 is recognized as the official date of Independence as South Africa became a Republic on that date. The Republic of South Africa as it is today did not gain independence fully at a single point in history.