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List of the last monarchs in Africa

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This is a list of the last monarchs in Africa.

Nation / territory Monarch Title Birth Ruled from Rule Ceased Reason Death Arms
 Burundi Ntare V King of Burundi 2 December 1947 8 July 1966 28 November 1966 Deposed 29 April 1972
Central African Empire Central Africa Bokassa I Emperor of Central Africa 22 February 1921 4 December 1976 20 September 1979 Deposed 3 November 1996
 Dahomey Agoli-agbo King of Dahomey 1850 1894 1900 French protectorate, annexation 1940
 Egypt Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan 16 January 1952 26 July 1952 18 June 1953 Deposed Living
 Ethiopia Haile Selassie I Emperor of Ethiopia 23 July 1892 2 November 1930 12 September 1974 Deposed 27 August 1975
 The Gambia Elizabeth II Queen of the Gambia 21 April 1926 18 February 1965
[a] 		24 April 1970 Republican constitution adopted 8 September 2022
 Ghana Queen of Ghana 6 March 1957
[a] 		1 July 1960 Republican constitution adopted
 Kenya Queen of Kenya 12 December 1963
[a] 		12 December 1964 Republican constitution adopted
Kongo Manuel III King of Kongo 1872 1911 1914 Portuguese vassal, annexation 1927
 Libya Idris I King of Libya 12 March 1889 24 December 1951 1 September 1969 Deposed 25 May 1983
Madagascar Ranavalona III Queen of Madagascar 22 November 1861 30 July 1883 28 February 1897 Deposed 23 May 1917
 Malawi Elizabeth II Queen of Malawi 21 April 1926 6 July 1964
[a] 		6 July 1966 Republican constitution adopted 8 September 2022
Maoré Andriantsoly Sultan of Maoré 1836 25 March 1841 French annexation 1847
 Mauritius Elizabeth II Queen of Mauritius 21 April 1926 12 March 1968
[a] 		12 March 1992 Republican constitution adopted 8 September 2022
Mwali Salima Machamba Sultan of Mwali 1 November 1874 1888 1909 French annexation 7 August 1964
Ngazidja Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore Sultan of Ngazidja 1855 1875 1912 French annexation 10 February 1916
 Nigeria Elizabeth II Queen of Nigeria 21 April 1926 1 January 1960
[a] 		1 October 1963 Republican constitution adopted 8 September 2022
 Rhodesia Queen of Rhodesia[b] 11 November 1965 2 March 1970 Republican constitution adopted
 Rwanda Kigeli V Ndahindurwa Mwami of Rwanda 29 June 1936 25 July 1959 28 January 1961 Republican constitution adopted 16 October 2016
 Sierra Leone Elizabeth II Queen of Sierra Leone 21 April 1926 27 April 1961
[a] 		19 April 1971 Republican constitution adopted 8 September 2022
 South Africa Queen of South Africa 6 February 1952 31 May 1961 Republican constitution adopted
 Tanganyika Queen of Tanganyika 9 December 1961
[a] 		9 December 1962 Constitutional amendment
 Tunisia Muhammad VIII al-Amin King of Tunisia 4 September 1881 15 May 1943 25 July 1957 Deposed 30 September 1962
 Uganda Elizabeth II Queen of Uganda 21 April 1926 9 October 1962
[a] 		9 October 1963 Constitutional amendment 8 September 2022
 Zanzibar Jamshid bin Abdullah Sultan of Zanzibar 16 September 1929 1 July 1963 12 January 1964 Deposed Living

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Elizabeth II previously reigned over this country as Queen of the United Kingdom, from 6 February 1952 until the nation's independence and the creation of a separate crown.
  2. ^ Elizabeth II was proclaimed Queen of Rhodesia following Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence, but this was not recognised by the queen herself.

See also

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