WAEC - Government (2021 - No. 17)
One of the following French West African colonies was the first to gain independence
Benin
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Togo
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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.