List of the last monarchs in Africa explained

This is a list of the last monarchs in Africa.

Nation / territoryMonarchTitleBirthRuled fromRule CeasedReasonDeathArms
Ntare VKing of Burundi2 December 19478 July 196628 November 1966Deposed29 April 1972
Bokassa IEmperor of Central Africa22 February 19214 December 197620 September 1979Deposed3 November 1996
Agoli-agboKing of Dahomey185018941900French protectorate, annexation1940
Fuad IIKing of Egypt and the Sudan16 January 195226 July 195218 June 1953DeposedLiving
Haile Selassie IEmperor of Ethiopia23 July 18922 November 193012 September 1974Deposed27 August 1975
align=center rowspan=3align=center rowspan=3Elizabeth IIQueen of the Gambiaalign=center rowspan=321 April 192618 February 1965
24 April 1970Republican constitution adoptedalign=center rowspan=38 September 2022
Queen of Ghana6 March 1957
1 July 1960Republican constitution adopted
Queen of Kenya12 December 1963
12 December 1964Republican constitution adopted
KongoManuel IIIKing of Kongo187219111914Portuguese vassal, annexation1927
Idris IKing of Libya12 March 188924 December 19511 September 1969Deposed25 May 1983
Ranavalona IIIQueen of Madagascar22 November 186130 July 188328 February 1897Deposed23 May 1917
Elizabeth IIQueen of Malawi21 April 19266 July 1964
6 July 1966Republican constitution adopted8 September 2022
MaoréAndriantsolySultan of Maoré183625 March 1841French annexation1847
Elizabeth IIQueen of Mauritius21 April 192612 March 1968
12 March 1992Republican constitution adopted8 September 2022
MwaliSalima MachambaSultan of Mwali1 November 187418881909French annexation7 August 1964
NgazidjaSaid Ali bin Said Omar of Grande ComoreSultan of Ngazidja185518751912French annexation10 February 1916
align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2Elizabeth IIQueen of Nigeriaalign=center rowspan=221 April 19261 January 1960
1 October 1963Republican constitution adoptedalign=center rowspan=28 September 2022
Queen of Rhodesia11 November 19652 March 1970Republican constitution adopted
Kigeli V NdahindurwaMwami of Rwanda29 June 193625 July 195928 January 1961Republican constitution adopted16 October 2016
align=center rowspan=3align=center rowspan=3Elizabeth IIQueen of Sierra Leonealign=center rowspan=321 April 192627 April 1961
19 April 1971Republican constitution adoptedalign=center rowspan=38 September 2022
Queen of South Africa6 February 195231 May 1961Republican constitution adopted
Queen of Tanganyika9 December 1961
9 December 1962Constitutional amendment
Muhammad VIII al-AminKing of Tunisia4 September 188115 May 194325 July 1957Deposed30 September 1962
Elizabeth IIQueen of Uganda21 April 19269 October 1962
9 October 1963Constitutional amendment8 September 2022
Jamshid bin AbdullahSultan of Zanzibar16 September 19291 July 196312 January 1964DeposedLiving

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