# List of the last monarchs in Africa

This is a list of the last monarchs in Africa.
| Nation / territory | Monarch | Title | Birth | Ruled from | Rule Ceased | Reason | Death |
| Burundi | Ntare V | King of Burundi | 2 December 1947 | 8 July 1966 | 28 November 1966 | Deposed | 29 April 1972 |
| Central Africa | Bokassa I | Emperor of Central Africa | 22 February 1921 | 4 December 1976 | 20 September 1979 | Deposed | 3 November 1996 |
| Dahomey | Agoli-agbo | King of Dahomey | 1850 | 1894 | 1900 | French protectorate, annexation | 1940 |
| Egypt | Fuad II | King of Egypt and the Sudan | 16 January 1952 | 26 July 1952 | 18 June 1953 | Deposed | Living |
| Ethiopia | Haile Selassie I | Emperor of Ethiopia | 23 July 1892 | 2 November 1930 | 12 September 1974 | Deposed | 27 August 1975 |
| The Gambia | Elizabeth II | Queen of the Gambia | 21 April 1926 | 18 February 1965 | 24 April 1970 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| Ghana | Elizabeth II | Queen of Ghana | 21 April 1926 | 6 March 1957 | 1 July 1960 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| Kenya | Elizabeth II | Queen of Kenya | 21 April 1926 | 12 December 1963 | 12 December 1964 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| Kongo | Manuel III | King of Kongo | 1872 | 1911 | 1914 | Portuguese vassal, annexation | 1927 |
| Libya | Idris I | King of Libya | 12 March 1889 | 24 December 1951 | 1 September 1969 | Deposed | 25 May 1983 |
| Madagascar | Ranavalona III | Queen of Madagascar | 22 November 1861 | 30 July 1883 | 28 February 1897 | Deposed | 23 May 1917 |
| Malawi | Elizabeth II | Queen of Malawi | 21 April 1926 | 6 July 1964 | 6 July 1966 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| Maoré | Andriantsoly | Sultan of Maoré | | 1836 | 25 March 1841 | French annexation | 1847 |
| Mauritius | Elizabeth II | Queen of Mauritius | 21 April 1926 | 12 March 1968 | 12 March 1992 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| Mwali | Salima Machamba | Sultan of Mwali | 1 November 1874 | 1888 | 1909 | French annexation | 7 August 1964 |
| Ngazidja | Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore | Sultan of Ngazidja | 1855 | 1875 | 1912 | French annexation | 10 February 1916 |
| Nigeria | Elizabeth II | Queen of Nigeria | 21 April 1926 | 1 January 1960 | 1 October 1963 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| Rhodesia | Elizabeth II | Queen of Rhodesia | 21 April 1926 | 11 November 1965 | 2 March 1970 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| Rwanda | Kigeli V Ndahindurwa | Mwami of Rwanda | 29 June 1936 | 25 July 1959 | 28 January 1961 | Republican constitution adopted | 16 October 2016 |
| Sierra Leone | Elizabeth II | Queen of Sierra Leone | 21 April 1926 | 27 April 1961 | 19 April 1971 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| South Africa | Elizabeth II | Queen of South Africa | 21 April 1926 | 6 February 1952 | 31 May 1961 | Republican constitution adopted | 8 September 2022 |
| Tanganyika | Elizabeth II | Queen of Tanganyika | 21 April 1926 | 9 December 1961 | 9 December 1962 | Constitutional amendment | 8 September 2022 |
| Tunisia | Muhammad VIII al-Amin | King of Tunisia | 4 September 1881 | 15 May 1943 | 25 July 1957 | Deposed | 30 September 1962 |
| Uganda | Elizabeth II | Queen of Uganda | 21 April 1926 | 9 October 1962 | 9 October 1963 | Constitutional amendment | 8 September 2022 |
| Zanzibar | Jamshid bin Abdullah | Sultan of Zanzibar | 16 September 1929 | 1 July 1963 | 12 January 1964 | Deposed | 30 December 2024 |