August 1960
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August 1: Dahomey (now Benin) independent
August 3: Niger independent
August 15: Former French Congo independent
August 5: Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) independent
August 16: Cyprus independent from the UK
August 7: Ivory Coast (now Cote d'Ivoire) independent
August 17: Gabon independent
August 11: Chad independent
August 20: Senegal independent
August 13: Central African Republic independent
August 20: Mali independent
The following events occurred in
August 1960
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