When did the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire achieve the right to have legislative independence from the United Kingdom?
1931 The instrument was the Statute of Westminster 1931. It removed nearly all of the British parliament's authority to legislate for the Dominions. The independence was effective in the Dominions either straight away or when a Dominion ratified or consented to it.
Which country became a self-governing state within the British Empire in 1959, declared independence from Britain, joining the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, and left the federation on 9 August 1965?
Which country became a self-governing state within the British Empire on 3 June 1959, with Lee Kuan Yew sworn in as the first prime minister 2 days later?
When then self-governing Belize gained full independence from the United Kingdom in 1981, 1,500 UK troops remained; for what reason?
