The first successful anti-colonial armed struggle in Africa was the Tunisian War of Independence ( 1952 -- 1956 ) .
The most famous may be the Algerian War of Independence ( 1954 -- 1962 ) , both against France .
The first successful anti-colonial armed struggle in Africa was the Tunisian War of Independence ( 1952 -- 1956 ) , but the most famous may be the Algerian War of Independence ( 1954 -- 1962 ) , both against France .