Can you name the countries that only gained sovereignty in the last 50 years? by rs12g08

Can you name the countries that only gained sovereignty in the last 50 years?

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Name the countries which only gained their current sovereignty after 1960 and are now recognised as sovereign states by the UN.
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Country gained independence from	Country	Year sovereignty gained
Portugal		1975
Portugal		1975
Portugal		1975
Portugal		1974
Portugal		1975
Belgium		1962
Belgium		1962
Belgium		1960
France		1962
France		1970
France		1960
France		1960
France		1960
France		1960
France		1975
France		1960
France		1960
France		1960
France		1960
France		1977
France		1960
France		1960
France		1960
France		1960
France		1960
Spain		1968
Ethiopa		1993

Country gained independence from	Country	Year sovereignty gained
South Africa		1990
UK		1965
UK		1963
UK		1966
UK		1966
UK		1964
UK		1968
UK		1960
UK		1976
UK		1961
Merger between British and Italian States		1960
UK		1968
UK		1961
UK		1962
UK		1964
UK		1980
UK		1981
UK		1973
UK		1966
UK		1981
UK		1978
UK		1974
UK		1966
UK		1962
UK		1983
UK		1979
UK		1979

Country gained independence from	Country	Year sovereignty gained
UK		1984
UK		1971
UK		1962
UK/Iraq		1961/1991
UK		1971
UK/French condominium		1980
UK		1978
UK		1970
UK		1978
UK		1979
UK		1960
UK		1971
UK		1972
UK		1964
UK		1965
UK		1970
Australia		1975
Pakistan		1971
Vietnam Occupation		1989
Netherlands		1975
Indonesia		1975/2002 (recognised by UN)
Malaysia		1965
Soviet Union		1990
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991

Country gained independence from	Country	Year sovereignty gained
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1990
Soviet Union		1990
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991
Soviet Union		1991
From SFR of Yugoslavia		1991
From SFR of Yugoslavia		1992
From SFR of Yugoslavia		1991
From SFR of Yugoslavia		1991
From SFR of Yugoslavia		1991
Serbia and Montenegro		2006
Serbia and Montenegro		2006
Serbia		2008
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia		1993
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia		1993
New Zealand		1962
UN Trusteeship		1968
UN Trusteeship		1994
Former Member of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands		1986
Former Member of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands		1986

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	laughing_mariner:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 10:43 GMT		6 points
	Good quiz but one or two errors. Australia didn't gain independence from Papua New Guinea in 1975! And Hungary isn't generally regarded as having been formally part of the Soviet Union, I don't think.

	laughing_mariner:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 10:46 GMT		10 points
	Also, Uzbekistan is absent. Never forget Uzbekistan, as they say in Uzbekistan.

	AutonomusPlebian:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 11:06 GMT		1 point
	As above, did you mean to say Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia? Also, you need to accept DRC and St Vincent as that is how Sporcle accepts them

	rs12g08:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 11:10 GMT		2 points
	Thanks for the comments. yep its meant to be papua new guinea gained independence from australia..! i have changed that, added the DRC and St Vincent and added Uzbekistan (which i don't know why i forgot..)

	bobbleobble:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 12:22 GMT		8 points
	Great quiz but a couple of things. The Yugoslavia issue is a bit more complicated than you have it here. Serbia and Montenegro initially remained joined together as 'The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro' also known as 'the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia'. It was from this entity that Montenegro broke away forming the two separate countries of Serbia and Montenegro so that bit needs a bit of a tweak - otherwise you don't have an entry for Serbia at all. Also, you don't have an entry for Russia under the USSR and you still have Hungary in there. Hungary was never a part of the USSR. I think the Australia issue is slightly contetious, the 1986 Act severed the remaining ties with the UK but I think you'd be hard pressed to claim that Australia wasn't independent before that, especially since it has had a seat in the UN since 1945. Also, if you're arguing that it wasn't independent of the British Empire until 1986, how then could Papua New Guinea have broken away from Australia since it wasn't a country but still part of the British Empire.

	rs12g08:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 13:52 GMT		0 points
	Ok i have tweeked the Yugoslavia issue a bit, adding serbia and montenegro as an entry and then the splitting of those two countries. is that any better? Russia has been added Also changed papua new guinea.

	caronenv:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 14:03 GMT		2 points
	I believe that you are missing Micronesia and Marshall Islands. Both gained independence in the 80's I believe. Good Quiz.

	bobbleobble:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 15:25 GMT		3 points
	Yes it's perfect now except that you still have Hungary down as being under the USSR. It was invaded by Soviet forces who kept a presence there until 1991 but they were never subjugated and certainly never ruled from Moscow. Hungarians remained in control of the government (albeit puppet Hungarians) and Hungary never ceased to exist as a country. I still think you should take out Autralia as well.

	rs12g08:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 19:26 GMT		1 point
	noted and changed thanks

	JVU:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 20:32 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz! One comment: Cape Verde gained independence from Portugal, not from France.

	kevincrumbs:	Jan 13th, 2011 at 21:22 GMT		1 point
	Is it possible to make it accept "Cote d'Ivoire" without the accent marks? Sporcle generally doesn't ask us to use accent marks.

	hlweissman:	Jan 14th, 2011 at 02:51 GMT		2 points
	I don't think "Serbia and Montenegro" should be an answer on here. Yes, it's a significant aspect of the breakup of Yugoslavia, but it's no longer a country, so you're basically putting Montenegro and Serbia as answers twice.

	DMasny:	Nov 8th, 2012 at 20:50 GMT		1 point
	South Sudan?