The majority of dependencies that remain today are located in Africa.
part of the British empire.
under independent control.
under authoritarian control.
located on remote islands.

Ethnic rivalries caused unrest within independent nations. This meant that to ensure stability, the government of the day had to be authoritarian. This political environment emanating from the ethnic rivalry was largely to blame for the rise of authoritarian rule.

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