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List of mandates
Column header abbreviations: C = Class, sov. = sovereignty
| Trust territories | United Nations Trusteeship Power | Prior name | Prior sov. | Comments | Current state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Cameroon |  France
|
Kamerun | German colonial empire | Achieved independence as the Republic of Cameroon in 1960. | Republic of Cameroon |
| British Cameroon |  United Kingdom
|
Following a plebiscite, Northern Cameroons became part of Nigeria in May 1961 and Southern Cameroons joined the Republic of Cameroon in October 1961. | Federation of Nigeria | ||
| Republic of Cameroon | |||||
| Territory of New Guinea |  Australia
|
German New Guinea | In 1975, the two entities were legally unified and granted independence as Papua New Guinea. The western half of the island, formerly Dutch and now part of Indonesia, was never part of either territory. | Australia | |
| Ruanda-Urundi |  Belgium |
German East Africa | Separately gained independence in 1962 as Rwanda and Burundi. | Rwanda | |
| Burundi. | |||||
| Tanganyika Territory | United Kingdom | German East Africa | German colonial empire | Granted independence in 1961. Federated with the former British protectorate Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania. | United Republic of Tanzania |
| French Togoland | France | Togoland | German colonial empire | Became independent as Togo in 1960. | Togolese Republic |
| British Togoland | United Kingdom | This territory was merged in 1956 with the British colony of the Gold Coast, which was granted independence as Ghana in 1957. | Republic of Ghana | ||
| Western Samoa |  New Zealand
|
German Samoa | Granted independence in 1962, known since 1997 simply as Samoa. | Independent State of Samoa |
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