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Territory
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Years
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Administrating Power
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Details
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Class A Mandate
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Alawite State
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1920-1936
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France
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Known as the Territory of the Alawites until 1922. Part of the Syrian Federation between 1922-1924. Merged into the Syrian Republic in 1936.
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State of Aleppo
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1920-1925
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France
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Part of the Syrian Federation between 1922-1925. Merged into the State of Syria in 1925.
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State of Damascus
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1920-1925
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France
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Part of the Syrian Federation between 1922-1925. Merged into the State of Syria in 1925.
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Kingdom of Iraq
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1920-1932
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United Kingdom
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Created by the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty and recognized by the League of Nations in 1922. Granted independence in 1932 as the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq.
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State of Jabal al-Druze
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1921-1936
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France
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Known as the State of Souaida between 1922-1927. Separated from the State of Damascus in 1921. Merged into the Syrian Republic in 1936.
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Lebanese Republic
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1920-1943
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France
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Known as the State of Greater Lebanon until 1926. Declared independence in 1943, French forces left in 1946.
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Palestine
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1920-1948
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United Kingdom
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British forces left in 1948 after a partition plan was adopted by the UN, which never went into effect. The State of Israel was declared the next day, beginning the First Arab-Israeli War.
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Federation of the Autonomous States of Syria
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1922-1925
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France
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Federation of the mandates of Aleppo, Damascus and the Alawite State formed in 1922. The Alawite State withdrew in 1924. Transformed into a Unitary state in 1925.
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State of Syria
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1925-1930
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France
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Created by unifying the two member states of the Syrian Federation in 1925. Reformed into the Syrian Republic in 1930.
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Syrian Republic
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1930-1945
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France
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Created out of the State of Syria in 1930, joined by the Alawite State and Jabal al-Druze in 1936. Granted sovereignty in 1945, French forces left in 1946.
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Amirate of Trans-Jordan
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1921-1946
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United Kingdom
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Separated from Palestine in 1921, Elevated to kingdom and granted independence in 1946 as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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Class B Mandate
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British Cameroons
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1916-1961
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United Kingdom
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Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946. Partitioned between the Federation of Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon in 1961.
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Territory of Cameroun
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1916-1960
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France
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Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946. Granted independence in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon.
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Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
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1916-1962
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Belgium
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Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946. Renamed Territory of Rwanda-Burundi in 1961. Granted independence in 1962 as the Republic of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Burundi.
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Tanganyika Territory
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1916-1961
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United Kingdom
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Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946. Granted independence in 1961. Merged with People's Republic of Zanzibar in 1964 to form United Republic of Tanzania.
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Territory of British Togoland
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1916-1956
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United Kingdom
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Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946. Merged with the Colony of the Gold Coast in 1956 which gained independence as Ghana in 1957.
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Territory of Togoland
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1916-1960
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France
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Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946. Granted independence in 1960 as the Togolese Republic.
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Class C Mandate
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Territory of Nauru
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1914-1968
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Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom
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Under co-trusteeship between Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, although mainly administrated by Australia. Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946, granted self government in 1966 and full independence in 1968 as the Republic of Nauru.
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Territory of New Guinea
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1914-1975
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Australia
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Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946. United for administrative purposes with the Territory of Papua to create the Territory of Papua and New Guinea in 1949. Granted independence in 1975 as the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
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Japanese Mandate for the Governance of the South Seas Islands
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1919-1947
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Japan
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Mandate terminated by the UN after Japan's defeat in World War Two. Reformed into the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under American trusteeship in 1947.
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South West Africa
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1915-1966
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South Africa
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Transformation into UN Trust Territory refused by the South African government, Effectively annexed in 1949. Mandate terminated by the UN in 1966, under South African occupation until 1990 when it was granted independence as the Republic of Namibia.
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Territory of Western Samoa
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1920-1962
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New Zealand
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Transformed into a UN Trust Territory in 1946. Granted independence in 1962 as the Independent State of Western Samoa.
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UN Trust Territory
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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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1947-1994
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United States
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Created out of the Japanese South Seas mandate in 1947. The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia were granted independence in 1986, the Republic of Palau was granted independence in 1994. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was turned into an unincorporated territory of the United States in 1986.
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Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian Administration
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1950-1960
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Italy
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Created out of the British Military Administration of Somaliland in 1950. Unified with the State of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic in 1960.
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