[DOC] [TLE] Decolonization - Wikipedia [PAR] Decolonization (US) or decolonisation (UK) is the undoing of colonialism, where 
a nation ... The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization has stated 
that in the ..... gained their independence, while the Algerian War was raging (
19541962). ... After Khrushchev had decried western colonialism, Filipino 
delegate... [DOC] [TLE] History of Samoa - Wikipedia [PAR] The Samoan Islands were first settled some 3,500 years ago as part of the 
Austronesian ... In 1855 J.C. Godeffroy & Sohn expanded its trading business into 
the ... a Trust Territory and eventually became independent as Samoa in 1962. ... 
nobility has helped build close relationships between these island nations that 
exist to... [DOC] [TLE] Decolonization of the Americas - Wikipedia [PAR] Decolonization of the Americas refers to the process by which the countries in the 
Americas gained their independence from European rule. ... The American and 
French Revolutions had profound effects on the Spanish, Portuguese ... the laws 
of Castilian succession to rule the lands in the name of Ferdinand VII of Spain. [DOC] [TLE] List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia [PAR] Below is a list of sovereign states and with the dates of their formation sorted by 
continent. This list includes the 195 states which currently are undisputedly 
sovereign; it does not include former sovereign states or states with limited 
recognition. For proposed states or various indigenous nations which consider ... 
Independence dates for widely recognised states earlier than 1919, should... [DOC] [TLE] Historical Country Names - Nations Online Project [PAR] Information about historical country names, former country name, ... Africa until 
independence in 1960, in 1975 the Republic of Dahomeychanged its name in 
Benin. ... Zanzibar gained independence in1963 united with Tanganyika, today it 
is a ... was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the western part of what is now Yemen. [DOC] [TLE] History of Samoa - Samoa.travel [PAR] ... John Williams arrived in Savai'i, that the Christian gospel had an impact on 
Samoan life. ... Western Samoa became the first Pacific nation to gain 
Independence. From 1962 to 1997, the nation was known as Western Samoa, 
until it dropped the title 'Western' from its name to become the Independent State 
of Samoa. [DOC] [TLE] Samoa | history - geography - island nation, Pacific Ocean ... [PAR] Jun 1, 2016 ... Official name: Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa (Independent State of Samoa) ... 
Samoa gained its independence from New Zealand in 1962 after more .... 
Samoans traditionally had a pantheistic religion, where family elders ..... In 1962 
Western Samoa became the first Pacific nation of its size to regain its... [DOC] [TLE] Samoan History | U.S. Embassy in Samoa [PAR] ... of the League of Nations and then as a UN trusteeship until independence in 
1962. Western Samoa was the first Pacific Island country to gain its 
independence. ... was amended to change the country's name from Western 
Samoa to Samoa. Samoa had been known simply as Samoa in the United 
Nations since joining the... [DOC] [TLE] African National Independence [PAR] Mar 23, 2006 ... Depicted on the map are the 48 continental nations of Africa and the ... Former 
name: Urundi (part of Ruaunda-Urundi, renamed with independence in 1962). ... 
In 1986, the government declared that all countries should use the French name 
... Democratic Republic of the Congo was established in its place. [DOC] [TLE] The Challenge of Decolonization in Africa [PAR] By 1990, formal European political control had given way to African ... Also in 
1960, seventeen African territories gained independence from the strong arm of 
... He cautioned Western nations to change their behavior toward Africa to 
prevent the .... Mobutu Sese Seko (he had changed the name Congo to Zaire in 
1971.). [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF UGANDA - History World [PAR] The existence of these African kingdoms has a profound influence on the ... 
Britain expects this to be little more than the far corner of its new colony. ... Two 
years later British control is extended to cover the western kingdoms of Ankole, 
Toro ... of the constitution under which Uganda becomes independent in October 
1962. [DOC] [TLE]

Question: When this nation gained independence in 1962, it had "Western" in its name
Answer: Samoa