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Countries that gained independence from the French Empire by date

Can you name all the countries that gained independence from the French Empire in chronological order?
The background color of the first letter indicates the continent
Dates with a pink background indicate countries that no longer exist
Dates with a yellow background indicate countries that were annexed by France and regained independence (in parentheses is the first date of independence)
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Country
First letter
Date of independence
Haiti
H
January 1st 1804
The Netherlands
N
November 20th 1813 (January 30th 1648)
Andorra
A
May 30th 1814 (September 8th 1278)
Monaco
M
May 30th 1814 (January 8th 1297)
Luxembourg
L
June 9th 1815
Lebanon
L
November 22nd 1943
North Vietnam
N
September 2nd 1945 - July 2nd 1976
Syria
S
April 17th 1946
South Vietnam
S
July 9th 1949 - July 2nd 1976
Libya
L
December 24th 1951
Laos
L
October 22nd 1953
Cambodia
C
November 9th 1953 (802)
Tunisia
T
March 20th 1956 (July 15th 1705)
Morocco
M
August 14th 1957 (788)
Guinea
G
October 2nd 1958
Cameroon
C
January 1st 1960
Togo
T
April 27th 1960
Mali Federation
M
June 20th 1960 - August 20th 1960
Madagascar
M
June 26th 1960 (1540)
Dahomey (Benin)
D(B)
July 31st 1960
Upper Volta (Burkina Faso)
U(B)
August 5th 1960
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
I(C)
August 7th 1960
Niger
N
August 8th 1960
Chad
C
August 11th 1960
Central African Republic
C
August 13th 1960
Republic of the Congo
R(C)
August 15th 1960
Gabon
G
August 17th 1960
Mauritania
M
November 28th 1960
Algeria
A
July 5th 1962
Comoros
C
July 6th 1975
Djibouti
D
June 27th 1977
Vanuatu
V
July 7th 1980
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