<Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 24 December </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Libya had been under the rule of the Ottoman Empire since the middle of the sixteenth century . Following the Italo - Turkish war of 1912, Libya became an Italian colony . With their defeat in World War II, the Italians lost control of Libya . The country came under UN administration . Control was split between France and Britain, with France administering the province Fezzan while the British administered the provinces of Cyrenaica and Tripolitania . In 1949, the UN General Assembly declared that Libya should become an independent country by 1 January 1952 . On 24 December 1951, Libya declared its independence from France and Britain becoming the United Kingdom of Libya, a constitutional and hereditary monarchy under King Idris . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 6 July </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 31 August </Td> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Hari Merdeka <P> Singapore gained independence from Malaysia on 9 August 1965 . </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Singapore gained independence from Malaysia on 9 August 1965 . </P>

List of countries that have gained independence from the united kingdom