FormationThe 1960s

Formation in the 1960s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged formation — origins, unifications and the founding of states as each nation's archive records them, narrowed to the 1960s — 5 of them, drawn from 4 nations, running from 1960 to 1964. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
5
Nations
4
Earliest
1960
Latest
1964
Africa
4
Asia
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. — Africa:

    Somaliland

    Union with the south forms the Somali Republic

    Five days after its own independence, the State of Somaliland united on 1 July 1960 with the newly independent former Italian Somaliland to create the Somali Republic, fulfilling the pan-Somali ideal of a single state.

    Era: Five Days of Statehood and the Union of 1960

    Sources: State of Somaliland · Wikipedia, British Somaliland · Wikipedia

  2. — Africa:

    Cameroon

    Reunification and federation

    The Southern Cameroons joined the republic to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon, uniting francophone East Cameroon and anglophone West Cameroon following the Foumban Conference.

    Era: Independence, reunification and the Ahidjo years

    Sources: 1961 British Cameroons referendum · Wikipedia, Cameroon (country overview and history) · Encyclopaedia Britannica, A Guide to the History of Recognition: Cameroon · U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian

  3. — Asia:

    Malaysia

    Formation of the Federation of Malaysia

    Malaya joins with Singapore, Sabah (North Borneo) and Sarawak under the Malaysia Agreement to form Malaysia, the founding act of the modern federation.

    Era: The Formation of Malaysia and Singapore's Separation

    Sources: Federation of Malaya · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Malaysia: Political transformation (occupation, federation, NEP) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. — Africa:

    Tanzania

    Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

    Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, with Nyerere as president and Karume as vice-president; Zanzibar keeps its own government.

    Era: Independence, Revolution and the Union

    Sources: Articles of Union (Tanganyika and Zanzibar) · Wikipedia, Tanzania: Independence, Unity, Sovereignty · Encyclopaedia Britannica, The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania · South African History Online

  5. — Africa:

    Tanzania

    The union is named Tanzania

    The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed the United Republic of Tanzania, a name formed by combining Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

    Era: Independence, Revolution and the Union

    Sources: The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania · South African History Online, Exploring Africa, Module 26: Tanzania · African Studies Center, Michigan State University