WAEC - Government (2021 - No. 17)
One of the following French West African colonies was the first to gain independence
Benin
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Togo
Wyjaśnienie
Guinea was the first French West African colony to gain independence, achieving this on October 2, 1958. It chose to leave the French Union in a referendum, making it the earliest of the French colonies to become independent. Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo gained independence in 1960.