Author: Alan, 5B4AHJ
This article documents the changes in administration of African states, trust territories and administrative regions which have resulted in prefix-changes, since 1945-11-15, the date on which the modern DXCC started.
States such as Egypt, Liberia and others, which have not undergone such changes in this period, are not listed.
The table below is in chronological order of independence/change of status date.
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========= Old name |
========= New name |
=========== Independence or change of status date |
========= Old prefix |
========= Old prefix end date in Club Log |
========= New prefix (main only) |
========= Club Log new prefix |
========= New prefix start date in Club Log |
========= Note |
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Italian Libya (a colony of Italian North Africa) |
Libya |
1947-02-10 (Independence from Italy) |
LI |
1947-12-31 |
MC, MD1, MD2, MO, MT | MC, MD1, MD2, MO, MT |
1947-02-10 |
LI may mean Libya Italian. This could be an unofficial prefix, as I am fairly sure that the LI prefix was assigned to Norway, even at that time. The LI prefix was still being used from Libya later in 1947 (i.e. after independence from Italy), e.g. LI2JC and LI2CL. Italian Libya was occupied by British & French forces from February, 1943. |
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Libya (occupied by Allied forces since1943) |
United Libyan Kingdom (now State of Libya) |
1951-12-24 (End of British & French occupation) |
MC, MD1, MD2, MO, MT |
1951-12-31 |
5A | 5A | 1951-12-24 |
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Eritrea (a British Mandated Territory) |
1952-09-15 | See the article Eritrea | ||||||
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Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (a condominium of Egypt and Britain) |
Republic of Sudan | 1956-01-01 (Independence from Britain & Egypt) |
ST | N/A | ST | 6T, 6U, ST | 1945-11-15 | Although Sudan became independent, no prefix change resulted. See the article: Sudan, Southern Sudan & The Republic of South Sudan |
| Tunisia (a French Protectorate) |
Tunisian Republic |
1956-03-20 (Independence from France) |
FM4, FT4 | 1951-12-31 | 3V |
3V TS |
1952-01-01 1980-01-01 |
See Amateur Radio in Tunisia. The 3V prefix was used prior to independence, possibly as early as 1952. See 3V8AN. The TS prefix is used for special events and DXpeditions. It is believed that this prefix was not used before the 1980s. |
| Suez Canal Zone (British-controlled zone from 1936-1956) |
N/A | 1956-06-13 (Restoration of Suez Canal Zone to Egyptian Sovreignty) |
MD5 | 1956-06-12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | The Suez Canal Zone Counts as Egypt for DXCC. |
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French Morocco (French Protectorate) |
Kingdom of Morocco |
1956-02-02 | CN8 | See note | CN8 | CN8 CN[1, 3-7] |
1945-11-15 1980-01-01 |
See the article CN - Morocco, CN8 - French Morocco, EA9 - Spanish Morocco, EA9 Ceuta & Melilla, CN2 - Tangier and EA9 - Ifni |
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Spanish Morocco (Protectorate of Tetouan) |
Kingdom of Morocco |
1956-04-07 (Independence from Spain) |
EA9 EA9 |
CN9 | CN9 EA9 |
1956-04-07 1945-11-15 |
See the article CN - Morocco, CN8 - French Morocco, EA9 - Spanish Morocco, EA9 Ceuta & Melilla, CN2 - Tangier and EA9 - Ifni |
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Tangier (International Zone administered by Britain, France & Spain) |
Kingdom of Morocco |
1956-10-30 (Absorption into Morocco) |
CN2, EK1, EK4, KT1 |
1960-06-30 | CN2 |
CN2 | 1960-07-01 | See the article CN - Morocco, CN8 - French Morocco, EA9 - Spanish Morocco, EA9 Ceuta & Melilla, CN2 - Tangier and EA9 - Ifni |
| Territorial entities of Gold Coast British Togoland and German Togoland (which formed the DXCC entity of Gold Coast Togoland) |
Republic of Ghana |
1957-03-06 (Independence from Britain) 1960-07-01 (Republic) |
ZD4 (Gold Coast Togoland) ZD4 (Ghana) |
1957-03-06 1957-06-30 |
9G | 9G | 1957-03-05 | Gold Coast Togoland became a deleted DXCC entity on 1957-03-05. DXCC start date for Ghana is 1957-03-05, one day before independence. |
| Ifni |
Ifni (an African province of Spain) |
1958-01-12 (Establishment of Ifni as a province of Spain) 1969-01-04 (Return of Ifni to Morocco) |
N/A | N/A | EA9I | EA9I | 1958-01-12 | Ifni is on the DXCC list published in the February, 1947 issue of QST but no prefix is listed. The operation by EA9DC in May, 1952 is claimed to have been the first from Ifni. See the article CN - Morocco, CN8 - French Morocco, EA9 - Spanish Morocco, EA9 Ceuta & Melilla, CN2 - Tangier and EA9 - Ifni |
| French Guinea, part of French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa) | Republic of Guinea (aka Guinea-Conakry) | 1958-10-02 (Independence from France) |
FF8 | 1960-08-06 | 7G | 7G 3X |
1958-10-02 1958-10-02 |
The 7G prefix was re-assigned to Indonesia circa 1968. The first use of the 3X prefix was probably circa 1972. Addition to DXCC list for QSOs 1958-10-01 - date from QST January, 1959. The DXCC date is one day before the independence date given in Wikipedia. Info required as to whether any FF8 stations were QRV from Guinea following independence, whilst waiting for their 7G licence. |
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French Cameroons (a French Mandate territory) |
Republic of Cameroon | 1960-01-01 (Independence from France) 1961-10-01 (Annexation of Southern Cameroons, a territory of former British Cameroons) |
FE8 | 1959-12-31 |
TJ | TJ | 1959-12-31 | |
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French Togoland (an Autonomous Republic within the French union from 1955) |
Togolese Republic |
1960-04-27 (Independence from France) |
FD | 1960-12-31 |
5V | 5V | 1960-04-27 | |
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French Sudan, part of French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa). Mali Federation (from 1959-04-04). |
Republic of Mali | 1960-06-20 (Independence from France) |
FF8 | N/A | TZ | TZ | 1960-06-20 | Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from 1960-06-20. Info required as to whether any FF8 stations were QRV from Mali following independence, whilst waiting for their TZ licence. The Mali Federation comprised French Sudan and Senegal. |
| Senegal, part of French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa) Mali Federation (from 1959-04-04). |
Republic of Senegal |
1960-06-20 (Independence from France) 1960-08-20 (Withdrawal from the Mali Federation) |
FF8 | 1961-01-31 | 6W8 | 6V, 6W | 1960-06-20 | Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from 1960-06-20. On 1982-02-01, Senegal joined with the Gambia to form the Senegambian Confederation which was subsequently disolved in 1989. There was no impact on prefixes, as this was a loose federation. The Mali Federation, which Senegal withdrew from on 1960-08-20, comprised French Sudan and Senegal. |
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Malagasy Republic |
Republic of Madagascar |
1960-06-26 (from France) |
FB8 | 1961-12-31 | 5R8 | 5R, 5S |
1960-06-25 | 6X is also a current prefix, no start date yet allocated. Not used before the 1980s. |
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British Somaliland (a British Protectorate) |
Somali Republic (now Federal Republic of Somalia) |
1960-06-26 (Independence from Britain) 1960-07-01 (Union of ex British & Italian territories) |
VQ6 |
1960-06-30 |
6O, T5 |
6O, T5 | 1960-07-01 | British Somaliland became a deleted entity on 1960-07-01. Somalia was added to the DXCC list for QSOs from 1960-07-01. |
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Belgian Congo (a Belgian Colony) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Republic of Zaire from 1971-1997) | 1960-06-30 (Independence from Belgium) |
OQ0 OQ5 |
1960-06-30 1960-06-30 |
9Q5 | 9[O:T] | 1960-06-29 | OQ0-Ruanda-Urundi was a UN Trust territory administered by the Belgian Congo until 1960-06-30. In that period, Ruanda-Urundi counted for Belgian Congo for DXCC. |
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Italian Somaliland (following WWII the UN granted trusteeship to Italy) |
Somali Republic (now Federal Republic of Somalia) |
1960-07-01 (Union of ex British & Italian territories) |
I5, MD4, MS4 | 1960-06-30 | 6O, T5 | 6O, T5 | 1960-07-01 | Italian Somaliland became a deleted entity on 1960-07-01. Somalia was added to the DXCC list for QSOs from 1960-07-01. |
| Dahomey, part of French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa) |
Republic of Benin |
1960-08-01 (Independence from France) |
FF8 | N/A | TY | TY | 1960-08-01 | Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from1960-08-01. Info required as to whether any FF8 stations were QRV from Benin following independence, whilst waiting for their TY licence. |
| Niger, part of French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa) |
Republic of Niger |
1960-08-03 (Independence from France) |
FF8 | N/A | 5U7 | 5U | 1960-08-03 | Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from1960-08-03. Info required as to whether any FF8 stations were QRV from Niger following independence, whilst waiting for their 5U7 licence. |
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French Upper Volta. part of French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa) Republic of Upper Volta (a Self-governing Colony within the French Community, and which remained part of French West Africa) |
Burkina Faso |
1947-09-04 (Revival of the previously dissolved colony of French Upper Volta) 1958-12-11 Establishment of (Upper Volta) 1960-08-05 (Independence from France) |
FF8 | N/A | XT2 | XT | 1960-08-05 | Info required as to whether any FF8 stations were QRV from Burkina Faso following independence, whilst waiting for their XT2 licence. |
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Côte d'Ivoire, part of French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa) |
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
1958-12-04 (Proclamation of Republic) 1960-08-07 (Independence from France) |
FF8 FF4 |
N/A 1960-08-06 |
TU | TU | 1960-08-07 | Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from1960-08-07. In the period 1958-12-04 until 1960-08-06, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire was still administered by France, and part of French West Africa, but used the FF4 prefix instead of the FF8 prefix previously used. The FF4 prefix was still being used (now for the DXCC entity of Côte d'Ivoire) until at least April, 1961. |
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French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa) |
N/A | 1960-08-07 (Deletion from the DXCC list) |
FF | 1960-08-06 | N/A | N/A | N/A | French West Africa was deleted from the DXCC list on 1960-08-07. |
| See note. Part of French Equatorial Africa (which comprised four French colonial territories in Central Africa) | Central African Republic | 1958-12-01 (Autonomous part of the French Community) 1960-08-13 (Independence from France) |
FQ8 | N/A | TL8 | TL | 1960-08-13 |
Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from1960-08-13. Before 1958 Central African Republic was known as Ubangi-Shari On 1958-12-01, the colony became an autonomous territory within The French Community, and was re-named Central African Republic. Some FQ8 stations were QRV after the independence date whilst awaiting their TL8 callsigns. These are mapped by callsign exceptions. |
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Tchad, part of French Equatorial Africa (which comprised four French colonial territories in Central Africa) |
Republic of Chad |
1960-08-11 (Independence from France) |
FQ8 | N/A | TT8 | TT | 1960-08-11 |
Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from1960-08-11. Some FQ8 stations were QRV after the independence date whilst awaiting their TT8 callsigns. These are mapped by callsign exceptions. |
| French Congo, part of French Equatorial Africa (which comprised four French colonial territories in Central Africa) |
Republic of The Congo |
1960-08-15 (Independence from France) |
FQ8 | N/A | TN8 | TN | 1960-08-15 |
Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from1960-08-15. Some FQ8 stations were QRV after the independence date whilst awaiting their TN8 callsigns. These are mapped by callsign exceptions. FQ8HD was still QRV in late August, 1961. |
| Gabon, part of French Equatorial Africa (which comprised four French colonial territories in Central Africa) |
Gabonese Republic |
1960-08-17 (Independence from France) |
FQ8 | NA | TR8 | TR | 1960-08-17 |
Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from1960-08-17. Some FQ8 stations were QRV after the independence date whilst awaiting their TR8 callsigns. These are mapped by callsign exceptions. However, at the time of writing (August, 2013), none have been identified for Gabon. |
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French Equatorial Africa (which comprised four French colonial territories in Central Africa) |
N/A | 1960-08-17 (Deletion from the DXCC list) |
FQ8 | 1968-08-16 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
French Equatorial Africa became a deleted entity on 1960-08-17. |
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Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Federation of Nigeria from 1954-10-01) |
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
1954-10-01 (Increased autonomy) 1960-10-01 (Independence from Britain) |
ZD2 | 1961-09-30 | 5N | 5N, 5O | 1961-01-01 | The Colony & Protectorate of Nigeria was divided into two administrative regions: Southern Nigeria, a British Protectorate, and Northern Nigeria, a British Colony. See entry for Southern Cameroons for the significance og 1961-09-30. |
| Mauritania, part of French West Africa (which comprised eight French colonial territories in West Africa) |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
1960-??-?? (directly administered by France, no longer part of FWA) 1960-11-28 (Independence from France) |
FF8 FF7 |
N/A 1961-12-31 |
5T5 | 5T | 1960-11-28 | Addition to the DXCC list for QSOs from 1960-06-20. The reason that Mauritania was added to the DXCC list five months before independence is due to the fact that the territory became separated from the rest of French West Africa by the independence of Mali, on 1960-06-20, which had also been a part of French West Africa. At some point in 1960, prior to independence, stations in Mauritania switched from the FF8 to the FF7 prefix, when Mauritania left FWA and became directly administered by France. FF7 stations were QRV from March, 1960, and perhaps earlier, but count for French West Africa before 1960-06-20. |
| Colony & Protectorate of Sierra Leone |
Republic of Sierra Leone (from 1971-04-19) |
1961-04-27 (Independence from Britain) 1971-04-19 (Republic declared) |
ZD1 | 1962-04-30 | 9L1 | 9L | Sierra Leone was divided into two administrative regions: Freetown, a British Crown Colony and the interior, a British Protectorate. | |
| Northern Cameroons - an area of the British Mandated Territory of British Cameroons | Region of Nigeria | 1961-05-31 (Union with Nigeria) |
ZD2 | 1961-09-30 | 5N2 | 5N |
For Club Log dates see entry for Federal Republic of Nigeria. Following the independence of Nigeria on 1960-10-01, until union with Nigeria on 1961-05-31, Northern Cameroons was administered as a United Kingdom Trust Territory. |
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Southern Cameroons - an area of the British Mandated Territory of British Cameroons |
Region of Republic of Cameroon | 1961-10-01 (Union with Cameroon) |
ZD2 | 1961-09-30 |
TJ | TJ | For Club Log dates see entry for Republic of Cameroon. Following the independence of Nigeria on 1960-10-01, until union with Cameroon on 1961-10-01, Southern Cameroons was administered as a United Kingdom Trust Territory. |
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Tanganyika |
Republic of Tanganyika (until 1964), now United Republic of Tanzania | 1961-12-09 (Independence from Britain) |
VQ3 |
1961-12-31 | 5H | 5H, 5I | 1961-12-08 | Independent Tanganyika and independent Zanzibar & Pemba merged to form Tanzania on 1964-04-26. |
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Ruanda-Urundi (from 1960-07-01) (a UN Trust Territory under Belgian administration) |
Republic of Rwanda |
1962-07-01 (Independence from Belgium) |
OQ0?, 9U5 | 1962-06-30 | 9X5 | 9X | 1962-06-30 | See also entry for Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first amateur radio activity from the Republic of Rwanda took place in 1964. The DXCC entity of Ruanda Urundi became a deleted entity from 1962-07-01. See the article OQ0 - Ruanda-Urundi |
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Ruanda-Urundi (from 1960-07-01) (a UN Trust Territory under Belgian administration) |
Republic of Burundi |
1962-07-01 (Independence from Belgium) |
OQ0?, 9U5 | 1962-06-30 | 9U5 | 9U | 1962-07-01 |
See also entry for Democratic Republic of the Congo The DXCC entity of Ruanda Urundi became a deleted entity from 1962-07-01. See the article OQ0 - Ruanda-Urundi 9U prefix allocated to Ruanda-Urundi until 1962-06-30 |
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French Algeria |
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
1962-07-05 (Independence from France) |
FA | 1964-02-28 | 7X | 7R, 7[T-Y] | 1962-07-02 | |
| Uganda (a British Protectorate) |
Republic of Uganda |
1962-10-09 (Independence from Britain) |
VQ5 | 1962-12-31 | 5X | 5X | 1962-10-08 |
The VQ5 prefix is now assigned to Turks & Caicos Islands. |
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Eritrea (a loose federation with Ethiopia) |
See the article Eritrea | |||||||
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Zanzibar (a British Protectorate) |
People's Republic of Zanzibar & Pemba (since 1964 a part of Tanzania) |
1963-12-10 (Independence from Britain) |
VQ1 | 1974-05-31 | 5H1 | 5H1 | 1963-12-09 |
The People's Republic of Zanzibar & Pemba was formed a month after independence, following the Zanzibar Revolution, i.e. in January, 1964. Independent Tanganyika and independent Zanzibar & Pemba merged to form Tanzania on 1964-04-26. Zanzibar became a deleted entity on 1974-06-01. |
| Kenya (Protectorate and Colony of Kenya until 1963-10-08, then Colony of Kenya - see note) |
Republic of Kenya | 1963-12-12 (Independence from Britain) |
VQ4 | 1963-12-31 | 5Z4 | 5Y, 5Z | 1963-12-11 |
A ten-mile deep coastal strip, including the island port of Mombasa, was owned by the Sultan of Zanzibar, but leased to Kenya, who administered it. Technically, this strip was known as the Protectorate of Kenya, whilst Kenya proper was known as the Colony of Kenya. The coastal strip became part of the Colony of Kenya on 1963-10-08. The DXCC entity of Kenya comprised both the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. |
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Nyasaland (a British Protectorate) |
Republic of Malawi |
1964-07-06 (Independence from Britain) |
ZD6 | 1964-07-31 | 7Q7 | 7Q | 1964-07-05 | |
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Northern Rhodesia (a British Protectorate) |
Republic of Zambia |
1964-10-24 (Independence from Britain) |
VQ2 | 1964-12-31 | 9J2 | 9I, 9J | 1964-10-23 | |
| The Gambia |
Republic of the Gambia |
1965-02-18 (Independence from Britain) |
ZD3 | 1975-12-31 | C5 | C5 | 1965-02-18 | The first use of the C5 prefix may not have been until 1971. Further research needed. On 1982-02-01, Senegal joined with the Gambia to form the Senegambian Confederation which was subsequently disolved in 1989. There was no impact on prefixes, as this was a loose federation. |
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Bechuanaland Protectorate |
Republic of Botswana |
1966-09-30 (Independence from Britain) |
ZS9 | 1968-09-30 | A2 | A2 8O |
1966-09-29 See note |
See 8O - special prefix for Botswana |
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Basutoland |
Kingdom of Lesotho |
1966-10-04 (Independence from Britain) |
ZS4 ZS8 |
1968-12-31 | 7P8 | 7P | 1966-10-03 | The ZS4 prefix was used for Basutoland in the period immediately following the end of WWII. Club Log maps these callsigns by callsign exceptions. |
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Mauritius |
Republic of Mauritius |
1968-03-12 (Independence from Britain) |
VQ8 | 1970-05-31 | 3B8 | 3B8 | 1968-03-11 | The Chagos archipelago was under the administration of Mauritius until 1965. See the article VQ8 Prefix The same start dates apply to 3B6, 3B7 & 3B9. |
| Swaziland (a British Protectorate) |
Kingdom of Swaziland |
1968-09-06 (Independence from Britain) |
ZS7 ZD5 3D6 |
1964-11-30 1971-07-31 1988-03-31 |
3D6 3DA0 |
3D6 3DA |
1970-12-01 1988-04-01 |
Although a British Protectorate, prior to independence much of the administration of Swaziland was carried out by South Africa. |
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Spanish Guinea |
Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
1968-10-12 (Independence from Spain) |
EA0 | 1968-12-31 | 3C0 3C |
3C0 3C |
1968-10-11 1968-10-11 |
3C0-Annobon Island (aka Pagalu) is a province of Equatorial Guinea, but counts as a separate DXCC entity. |
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Ifni (an African Province of Spain) |
Part of Morocco |
1969-01-04 (Returned to Morocco) |
EA9I | 1969-05-13 (deleted from DXCC list on 1969-05-14) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | The reason that Ifni became a deleted entity on 1969-05-14, rather than on 1969-01-04, is not known. |
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Portuguese Guinea (a Portuguese colony) |
Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
1974-09-10 (Independence from Portugal) |
CR3, XX3 | 1977-12-31 | J5 | J5 | 1978-01-01 | Although independence was finalised in 1974, the CR3 prefix continued to be used until 1977. The CR3 prefix was re-assigned to Madeira in 1985. It is not clear when the J5 prefix was issued, but the first use seems to have been in November, 1979, by J5/D4CBS. There was apparently no activity from Guinea-Bissau in 1978. |
| Mozambique (an Overseas Province of Portugal from 1951, formerly a Portuguese Colony) |
Republic of Mozambique | 1975-06-25 (Independence from Portugal) |
CQ7, CR7, XX7 | 1975-07-31 | C9 | C8, C9 | 1975-06-24 | See the article CR7, C9 Mozambique The CR7 prefix is now used by Portugal. |
| Comoro Islands |
Union of the Comoros |
1975-07-06 (Independence from France) |
FB8 FH8 |
mapped by callsign exceptions 1975-07-05 |
D6 | D6 | 1975-07-05 | See the article FH8 Comoro Islands (deleted), D6 Comoros and FH Mayotte |
| Comoro Islands |
Mayotte (an Overseas Department of France) |
1975-07-05 (Separation from Comoros, new DXCC entity) |
FB8 FH8 |
mapped by callsign exceptions 1975-07-05 |
FH | FH | 1975-07-05 |
See the article FH8 Comoro Islands (deleted), D6 Comoros and FH Mayotte |
| Cape Verde (an Overseas Province of Portugal from 1951, formerly a Portuguese Colony) |
Republic of Cape Verde |
1975-07-05 (Independence from Portugal) |
CR4, XX4 | 1975-12-31 |
D4 | D4 | 1975-07-05 | Some CR4 callsigns may have QRV from Cape Verde after 1975-12-31. QSLs required for these stations, please. The CR4 prefix is now used by Portugal. |
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São Tomé and Príncipe |
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
1975-07-12 (Independence from Portugal) |
CR5 XX5? |
1976-08-31 | S9 | S9 | 1975-07-12 | The CR5 prefix is now used by Portugal. It would be logical for XX5 to have been a pre-independence prefix of São Tomé and Príncipe, but I have not seen any evidence that it was ever used. |
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Portuguese West Africa (an Overseas Province of Portugal since 1951, formerly a Portuguese Colony) |
Republic of Angola |
1975-11-11 (Independence from Portugal) |
CQ6, CR6, XX6 |
1975-11-30 | D2 | D2, D3 | 1975-11-10 |
See the article CR6, D2 Angola The CR6 prefix is now used by Portugal. |
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Rio de Oro, Spanish Sahara |
Western Sahara (a UN non-self-governing territory) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (aka RASD) |
1975-11-14 (Spain relinquishes administrative control) 1976-02-27 (Proclamation of RASD) |
EA9 | N/A | See note | S0 | 1987-10-18 | The S0 start date is the date of the start of the first known operation using the S0 prefix, S0RASD. See the article S0 - Western Sahara, EA9 - Rio de Oro/Spanish Sahara and associated territories |
| Seychelles (a British Crown Colony) |
Republic of Seychelles Aldabra Desroches Farquhar |
1976-06-29 (Independence from Britain) |
VQ9 VQ9/A VQ9/D VQ9/F |
1976-12-31 1976-06-28 1976-06-28 1976-06-28 |
S7 | S7 | 1976-06-28 | The VQ9 prefix was also used for Chagos in the same period. Chagos callsigns in this period are mapped by callsign exceptions. The VQ9 prefix is mapped to Chagos from 1977-01-01. Aldabra, Desroches & Farquar became deleted entities on 1976-06-29. |
| Azores (a Portuguese Archipelago) |
Autonomous Region of the Azores (Autonomous Region of Portugal) |
1976-09-04 (Political autonomy) |
C[QRST]2 CS3 |
1985-12-31 1954-12-31 |
CU2 | CU CR1,CQ[18], CS4,CT8 |
1985-12-01 2009-06-01 |
Azores actually counts as Europe, but is included here as useful relevant info. The CS3 prefix was used by members of USAFORAZ from Terceira, Azores in the period 1950-54. See the article Portuguese (Portugal, Madeira and Azores) callsign history |
| Madeira (a Portuguese Archipelago) |
Madeira Archipelago (Autonomous Region of Portugal) |
1976-09-04 (Political autonomy) |
C[QST][39] |
N/A | CT3 | C[QST][39] CQ2 CR[39] XX3 |
1945-11-15 2009-06-01 1985-01-01 1978-01-01 |
See the article Portuguese (Portugal, Madeira and Azores) callsign history |
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French Somaliland (until 1967), Territoire Français des Afars et des Issas (from 1967). (a French Colony) |
Republic of Djibouti |
1977-06-27 (Independence from France) |
FL |
1977-12-31 |
J28 | J2 | 1977-06-26 | |
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Southern Rhodesia (until 1965), Rhodesia (1965-79), Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80) |
Republic of Zimbabwe |
1965-11-11 (Declaration of UDI) 1980-04-18 (Independence from Britain) |
ZE | 1982-12-31 | Z22 | Z2 | 1980-04-17 | Rhodesia was an internationally unrecognised state in the period 1965-79. Did Rhodesia count for DXCC? |
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South-West Africa |
Republic of Namibia |
1990-03-21 (Independence from South Africa) |
ZR3, ZS3 | 1990-12-31 | V50, V51 | V5 | 1990-03-20 | V51NAM was QRV from 22:00 GMT on 1990-03-20. |
| Eritrea (Administrative region within Ethiopia) |
State of Eritrea |
1991-05-24 (Independence from Ethiopia) |
See the article Eritrea | |||||
| Part of Sudan (an Autonomous Region) |
Southern Sudan |
1972-05-01 (Independence from Sudan) |
N/A | N/A | ST0 | ST0 | 1972-05-07 | Southern Sudan was added to the DXCC list for QSOs from 1972-05-07. Southern Sudan became a deleted entity on 1995-01-01. See the article Sudan, Southern Sudan & The Republic of South Sudan |
| Part of Sudan (an Autonomous Region) |
Republic of South Sudan |
2011-07-14 (Independence from Sudan) |
N/A | N/A | Z8 | Z8 | 2011-07-14 | Republic of South Sudan was added to the DXCC list for QSOs from 2011-07-14 See the article Sudan, Southern Sudan & The Republic of South Sudan |
Notes
a) Independence dates are normally local time. Therefore, for those entities where local time is in advance of GMT, the Club Log start date is usually one day earlier than the official independence date, unless the DXCC start date specifies otherwise.
b) QSOs with callsigns using the old prefix, with a date after the end date for that prefix, will be mapped to INVALID by Club Log, unless the old prefix has been re-allocated. If you have such a QSO, and are sure it is valid, please contact Alan, 5B4AHJ with supporting evidence, such as a QSL card. My email address can be found on QRZ.COM. Alternatively, please raise a support ticket on the Club Log Help Desk.
c) The old prefix end date is based on QSOs in the Club Log QSO database at the time of writing (August, 2013), at which time the database contained 173 million QSOs.
Acknowledgements
allAfrica.com
ARRL/QST
F2VX's History of Amateur Radio
David, 5B4AJT who lived, worked and travelled in East Africa for many years.
hamgallery.com
LNDX & F6AJA
RSGB DX News Sheet, various issues - see the article Prefix changes over the years
RSGB Prefix Guide
Wikipedia