United Nations Trust Territories 45552 215319262 2008-05-27T17:59:26Z 72.10.122.170 /* Former (German and/or) Japanese colonies */ '''Trust Territories''' were the successors of the remaining [[League of Nations mandate]]s and came into being when the [[League of Nations]] ceased to exist in 1946. All of the trust territories were administered through the [[UN Trusteeship Council]]. The one territory not turned over was [[South West Africa]], which [[South Africa]] insisted remained under the League of Nations Mandate, and which eventually gained independence in 1990 as [[Namibia]]. The main objection was that the trust territory guidelines required that the lands be prepared for independence and [[majority rule]]. ==Trust territories (and administering powers) == ===Former German [[Schutzgebiet]]e=== *[[Cameroun]] ([[France]]) and [[Cameroons]] ([[United Kingdom]]): The French portion achieved [[independence]] as the Republic of [[Cameroon]] in 1960. The somewhat smaller British portion had been administered in two parts (Northern Cameroons and [[Southern Cameroons]]). Following a [[plebiscite]], Northern Cameroons became part of [[Nigeria]] in May 1961 and Southern Cameroons joined the Republic of Cameroon in October 1961. *[[German New Guinea|New Guinea]] ([[Australia]]): The north-eastern section of this island had been a League of Nations mandate, the south-eastern section had been Australian before World War I; after World War II, the two were combined into a unified entity for administrative purposes, although the legal distinction between the [[Papua (Australian territory)|Territory of Papua]] and the [[Territory of New Guinea]] was maintained. In 1975, the two entities were legally unified and granted independence as [[Papua New Guinea]]. The western half of the [[New Guinea|island]], formerly Dutch and now part of [[Indonesia]], was never part of either territory. *[[Ruanda-Urundi]] ([[Belgium]], effectively linked to the [[Belgian Congo]]): Separately gained independence in 1962 as [[Rwanda]] and [[Burundi]]. *[[Tanganyika]] ([[United Kingdom]]): Granted independence in 1961. Federated with the former British (originally shortly German) protectorate [[Zanzibar]] in 1964 to form [[Tanzania]]. *[[Togoland]] ([[United Kingdom]] and [[France]]): The [[French Togoland|French portion]] became independent as [[Togo]] in 1960. The much smaller [[British Togoland|British portion]] was merged in 1956 with the British colony of the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]], which was granted independence as [[Ghana]] in 1957. *[[Western Samoa]] ([[New Zealand]]): Granted independence in 1962, now known simply as [[Samoa]]. ===Former (German and/or) Japanese colonies=== *[[Nauru]] ([[Australia]] (in effective administrative control), [[New Zealand]] and [[United Kingdom]]): Granted independence in 1968. *[[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]] ([[United States]]): Split into the [[Republic of the Marshall Islands]] (1979), the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] (1979), the [[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands]] (1978) and the [[Republic of Palau]] (1981). With the exception of the Northern Mariana Islands, which is an American [[commonwealth (United States insular area)|commonwealth]], these are all [[Associated State]]s of the [[United States]]. Pitcairn Island which is still under British control. ===Former Italian possessions=== *[[Libya]] ([[Tripolitania]] and [[Cyrenaica]] administered by [[United Kingdom]]; [[Fezzan]] administered by [[France]] since 1946, cfr. [[Resident (title)|Resident]]) till its independence as United Libyan Kingdom on 24 December 1951; only on 10 December 1949 a [[UN Commissioner]] was appointed for all Libya, [[Adrian Pelt]] (Netherlands; arrived in Tripoli 18 January 1950) to supervise the transition to independence as a single monarchy. *[[Amministrazione Fiduciaria Italiana della Somalia|Somalia]] ([[Italy]]): Granted independence and merged with former [[British Somaliland]], in 1960. *[[Eritrea]] was ruled as a United Nations protectorate between 1941 and 1952 ==Sources and References== (incomplete) *[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/COLONIES.html WorldStatesmen- links to each present nation] {{Cleanup|date=October 2006}} [[Category:United Nations]] [[Category:Imperialism]] [[Category:League of Nations mandates]] [[ca:Territoris fideïcomissaris]] [[de:Treuhandgebiet]] [[es:Fideicomiso de Naciones Unidas]] [[ja:信託統治]] [[pl:Terytorium powiernicze ONZ]] [[pt:Protectorado das Nações Unidas]]