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TRUST TERRITORIES The Trust Territories, their administering powers, and the date and details of their gaining self-government are shown here. Cameroons (France) 1960—independence as Cameroon Cameroons (United Kingdom) 1961—Northern part joined Nigeria, Southern part joined Cameroon Nauru (Australia) 1968—independence as Nauru New Guinea (Australia) 1975—joined the Non-Self-Governing Territory of Papua to become the independent state of Papua New Guinea Ruanda-Urundi (Belgium) 1962—divided into the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi Somaliland (Italy) 1960—joined the Non-Self-Governing Territory of British Somaliland to become the independent state of Somalia Tanganyika (United Kingdom) 1961—independence as Tanganyika (in 1964, joined Zanzibar to become Tanzania) Togoland (France) 1960—independence as Togo Togoland (United Kingdom) 1957—joined the Non-Self-Governing Territory of the Gold Coast to become the independent state of Ghana Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands (United States) Federated States of Micronesia 1990—self-governing in free association with the United States Republic of the Marshall Islands 1990—self-governing in free association with the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 1990—self-governing as Commonwealth of the United States Palau 1994—self-governing in free association with the United States