Question: first colony to gain independence from the british empire
Answer: Swaziland 6 September 1968 Tanzania 9 December 1961 Tonga 4 June 1970 Trinidad and Tobago 31 August 1962 Tuvalu 1 October 1978 Uganda 9 October 1962 United Arab Emirates 2 December 1971 National Day ( United Arab Emirates ) United States 4 July 1776 Fourth of July .