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Countries That Were Colonized the Longest
1) 🇨🇻 Cape Verde ~513 years (Portugal)
2) 🇲🇿 Mozambique ~477 years (Portugal)
3) 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste ~450–460 years (Portugal)
4) 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka ~443 years (Portugal + Netherlands + Britain)
5) 🇦🇴 Angola ~400 years (Portugal)
6) 🇮🇩 Indonesia ~340–350 years (Netherlands)
7) 🇿🇦 South Africa ~340 years (Netherlands + Britain)
8) 🇵🇭 Philippines ~333 years (Spain)
9) 🇧🇷 Brazil ~322 years (Portugal)
10) 🇮🇳 India ~190 years (Britain)
11) 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan ~190 years (British India period)
12) 🇲🇾 Malaysia ~170–207 years (mainly Britain)
13) 🇩🇿 Algeria ~132 years (France)
14) 🇬🇭 Ghana ~113 years (Britain)
15) 🇻🇳 Vietnam ~100 years (France)
16) 🇳🇬 Nigeria ~60–100 years (Britain)
17) 🇰🇪 Kenya ~68–80 years (Britain)
18) 🇹🇳 Tunisia ~75 years (France)
19) 🇪🇬 Egypt ~74 years (Britain)
20) 🇲🇦 Morocco ~44 years (France + Spain)
Note: Durations are approximate and may include multiple colonial powers or different phases of control.
Source: Historical Records, Other Web Sources
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