Question: what was the last colony to leave the british empire
Answer: Vanuatu 07 - 30 ! 30 July 1980 Independence from United Kingdom and France in 1980 Yemen 11 - 30 ! 30 November 1967 South Yemen 1967 Zambia 10 - 24 ! 24 October 1964 Zimbabwe 04 - 18 ! 18 April 1980 Responsible self - government 1923 .