These two countries ended the colonial period with civil wars between Soviet-supported Marxist forces and U.S.-supported pro-Western forces.

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Both Angola and Mozambique had Marxist-led independence movements that took power after the end of colonialism, with the support of the Soviet Union. This led to civil wars between the Marxist forces and U.S.-supported pro-Western forces. Namibia and Botswana achieved independence peacefully, Rwanda and Burundi had civil wars but they were not primarily between Soviet-supported Marxist forces and U.S.-supported pro-Western forces. Nigeria and Biafra had a civil war, but it was not directly tied to the end of the colonial period. Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire also achieved independence peacefully.

These Two Countries Ended the Colonial Period with Civil Wars