Former Colonies/Occupied Territories and Their Colonists

Answers: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Soviet Union/Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, or United States. Very brief periods have been excluded.

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Europe
Belarus	1922-1991	Soviet Union
Ukraine	1922-1991	Soviet Union
Lithuania	1940-1990	Soviet Union
Latvia	1940-1991	Soviet Union
Estonia		Soviet Union
Moldova		Soviet Union
East Germany	1945-1989	Soviet Union

Oceania
Australia	1803-1931	United Kingdom
New Zealand	1841-1947	United Kingdom
Papua New Guinea (north)	1884-1919	Germany
Papua New Guinea (south)	1884-1975	United Kingdom
Marshall Islands	1592-1885	Spain
	1885-1944	Germany
	1944-1986	United States
Fiji	1874-1970	United Kingdom
Palau	1885-1899	Spain
	1899-1947	Germany
	1947-1994	United States
Federated States of Micronesia	1887-1899	Spain
	1899-1947	Germany
	1947-1986	United States
Nauru	1888-1919	Germany
Nauru	1919-1968	United Kingdom
Tuvalu	1892-1972	United Kingdom
Kiribati	1892-1976	United Kingdom
Solomon Islands	1893-1978	United Kingdom
Hawaii	1898-now	United States
Samoa	1899-1915	Germany
Samoa	1915-1960	United Kingdom
Tonga	1900-1970	United Kingdom
Vanuatu	1906-1980	France
Vanuatu	1906-1980	United Kingdom

North America
United States south (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Florida)	1513-1776	Spain
Mexico	1521-1821	Spain
United States east coast	1607-1776	United Kingdom
United States north east (New York, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey)	1614-1674	The Netherlands
	1674-1766	United Kingdom
United States mideast	1700-1763	France
United States mideast	1763-1766	United Kingdom
Canada east	1600-1763	France
Canada east	1763-1867	United Kingdom
Canada (Newfoundland)	1583-1867	United Kingdom
Alaska	1784-1867	Russia
Alaska	1867-now	United States
Greenland	1814-now	Denmark

Middle America
Puerto Rico	1493-1898	Spain
Puerto Rico	1898-now	United States
Dominican Republic	1493-1821	Spain
Haiti	1493-1697	Spain
Haiti	1697-1804	France
Cuba	1511-1898	Spain
Jamaica	1494-1655	Spain
Jamaica	1655-1962	United Kingdom
Bahamas	1649-1973	United Kingdom
Guatemala	1520-1821	Spain
El Salvador	1526-1821	Spain
Honduras	1524-1821	Spain
Nicaragua	1523-1821	Spain
Costa Rica	1522-1821	Spain
Panama	1519-1821	Spain
Belize	1798-1981	United Kingdom

South America
Brazil	1500-1822	Portugal
Colombia	1510-1819	Spain
Venezuela	1522-1811	Spain
Ecuador	1563-1820	Spain
Peru	1542-1821	Spain
Bolivia	1524-1825	Spain
Paraguay	1537-1811	Spain
Chile	1541-1818	Spain
Uruguay	1624-1825	Spain
Uruguay	1670-1825	Portugal
Argentina	1776-1816	Spain
Guyana	1581-1796	The Netherlands
Guyana	1796-1966	United Kingdom
Suriname	1650-1667	United Kingdom
Suriname	1667-1975	The Netherlands
French Guyana	1643-now	France

Middle East
Oman	1507-1656	Portugal
Oman	1854-1967	United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates	1582-1892	Portugal
United Arab Emirates	1892-1971	United Kingdom
Yemen south	1850-1967	United Kingdom
Cyprus	1878-1960	United Kingdom
Bahrain	1892-1971	United Kingdom
Syria	1923-1946	France
Lebanon	1920-1945	France
Israel	1919-1948	United Kingdom
Jordan	1921-1946	United Kingdom
Qatar	1916-1971	United Kingdom
Iraq	1921-1932	United Kingdom

Asia
Sri Lanka	1517-1638	Portugal
	1638-1803	The Netherlands
	1803-1948	United Kingdom
Bangladesh	1528-1757	Portugal
Bangladesh	1757-1947	United Kingdom
Malaysia & Singapore	1511-1641	Portugal
	1641-1786	The Netherlands
	1786-1957	United Kingdom
Philippines	1565-1899	Spain
Philippines	1899-1946	United States
Indonesia	1602-1949	The Netherlands
India	1765-1947	United Kingdom
East Timor	1769-1975	Portugal
Pakistan	1839-1947	United Kingdom
Maldives	1887-1965	United Kingdom
Myanmar	1886-1948	United Kingdom
Laos	1883-1949	France
Cambodia	1863-1953	France
Vietnam	1887-1945	France
Brunei	1888-1948	United Kingdom
Georgia	1922-1991	Soviet Union
Armenia		Soviet Union
Azerbaijan		Soviet Union
Uzbekistan	1924-1991	Soviet Union
Kyrgyzstan		Soviet Union
Turkmenistan		Soviet Union
Tajikistan		Soviet Union
Kazakhstan	1936-1991	Soviet Union

Africa
Cape Verde	1462-1975	Portugal
São Tomé et Príncipe	1486-1975	Portugal
Mozambique	1505-1975	Portugal
Angola	1575-1975	Portugal
Guinea-Bissau	1588-1974	Portugal
Mauritius	1598-1710	The Netherlands
	1715-1814	France
	1814-1968	United Kingdom
South Africa	1652-1806	The Netherlands
South Africa	1806-1910	United Kingdom
Marocco north	1884-1956	Spain
Morocco south	1904-1956	France
Algeria	1830-1962	France
Tunisia	1881-1957	France
Egypt	1798-1882	France
Egypt	1879-1922	United Kingdom
Mauritania	1895-1960	France
Mali		France
Niger		France
Chad	1882-1910	United Kingdom
Chad	1910-1960	France
Sudan & South Sudan	1882-1956	United Kingdom
Eritrea	1882-1941	Italy
Djibouti	1883-1977	France
Senegal	1895-1960	France
Gambia	1821-1965	United Kingdom
Burkina Faso	1895-1960	France
Guinea	1884-1958	France
Sierra Leone	1801-1961	United Kingdom
Liberia	1822-1847	United States
Ghana west	1874-1957	United Kingdom
Ghana east	1884-1914	Germany
Ivory Coast	1895-1960	France
Togo	1884-1914	Germany
Togo west	1914-1960	United Kingdom
Togo east	1916-1960	France
Benin	1895-1960	France
Nigeria	1884-1916	Germany
Nigeria	1914-1960	United Kingdom
Cameroon	1884-1916	Germany
	1916-1960	France
	1919-1960	United Kingdom
Central African Republic	1885-1960	France
Somalia (north west)	1882-1960	United Kingdom
Somalia (east)	1889-1941	Italy
Equatorial Guinea	1778-1968	Spain
Gabon	1885-1960	France
Republic of Congo	1880-1960	France
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1882-1960	Belgium
Uganda	1894-1962	United Kingdom
Kenya	1895-1963	United Kingdom
Rwanda & Burundi	1885-1919	Germany
Rwanda & Burundi	1919-1962	Belgium
Tanzania	1885-1919	Germany
Tanzania	1919-1962	United Kingdom
Zambia	1899-1963	United Kingdom
Malawi	1889-1964	United Kingdom
Namibia	1884-1915	Germany
Botswana	1885-1966	United Kingdom
Zimbabwe	1890-1965	United Kingdom
Lesotho	1869-1966	United Kingdom
Eswatini	1903-1968	United Kingdom
Seychelles	1756-1810	France
Seychelles	1810-1976	United Kingdom
Comoros	1841-1975	France
Madagascar	1896-1960	France

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