Answer:
a) That year, seventeen African countries declared their independence.
Explanation:
1960, known today as the Year of Africa, was when the first large wave of African declarations of independence occurred. During this year, seventeen countries declared their independence, joining the seven others that had won their political freedom since the end of World War II.
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1960 is referred to as the "Year of Africa" because 17 nations on the continent celebrated their independence and all of the joys, possibilities, and excitement that brought. However, the decolonization of Africa was a longer process than any single point in time.
Since the majority of Africa was ruled by colonialism from roughly 1885 until the end of World War II, colonial historiography predominated. This imperial historiography claimed that because Africa had no recorded history, so did its inhabitants.
On March 21, 1960, a widespread underground uprising and displays of international sympathy were sparked by the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa. This incident has occasionally been considered the start of the global resistance to apartheid.
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