Francoist Spain

State · 1939–1975 CE · at its largest around 1945 CE

Spain under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco following the Nationalist victory in the Civil War. Authoritarian and conservative Catholic in character, it ended with Franco's death in 1975 and the transition to democracy.

On its lands while it lasted

Kwame Nkrumah (1909 CE – 1972 CE): Leader of Ghana's independence movement, its first prime minister and president, and a leading advocate of Pan-Africanism.
Spanish Civil War (1936–1939 CE): A war between the Republican government and Nationalist rebels led by Francisco Franco, supported by Germany and Italy. Franco's victory in 1939 began a dictatorship that lasted until 1975.
Salamanca (c. 1939 CE): Capital of Francoist Spain (1939–1939).
Algerian War (1954–1962 CE): Algerian nationalists of the FLN fought an eight-year war against French rule that ended with Algerian independence in 1962.
Independence of Ghana (1957 CE): On 6 March 1957 the Gold Coast became independent as Ghana under Kwame Nkrumah, the first sub-Saharan colony to gain independence from European rule.
Accra (c. 1958 CE): Capital of Ghana (1958–today).
Things Fall Apart (1958 CE): Novel by Chinua Achebe about the effects of colonialism on Igbo society, one of the most widely read works of African literature.
Dakar (c. 1960 CE): Capital of Mali Federation (1960–1960), Republic of Senegal (1961–today).
Lomé (c. 1960 CE): Capital of Togo (1960–today).
Niamey (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Republic of the Niger (1961–today).
Nouakchott (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Mauritania (1961–today).
Porto-Novo (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Republic of Benin (1961–today).
Cotonou (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Republic of Benin (1961–today).
Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970 CE): War between Nigeria and the secessionist state of Biafra; a blockade caused a famine, and an estimated 500,000 to two million civilians died.
Carnation Revolution (1974 CE): A largely bloodless military coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974 overthrew Portugal's authoritarian Estado Novo regime, leading to democracy and decolonisation.