<Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> French Equatorial Africa </Td> <Td> 11 August 1960 </Td> <Td> François Tombalbaye </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> 13 August 1960 </Td> <Td> David Dacko </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 15 August 1960 </Td> <Td> Fulbert Youlou </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 17 August 1960 </Td> <Td> Léon M'ba </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr>

Discuss the main reasons for the decolonisation of africa and asia from the 1940s