Methods of Decolonization: Ghana, Angola, and Nigeria
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Mariah SuttonQuan Henderson
Adrienne Turner-McGowan
Thesis Statement: Various tactics, such as increased nationalism, political changes, and war, were adopted in order to retrieve independence in Ghana, Angola, and Nigeria.
Goal: Freedom from British rule & Pan African Congress
Formed Formation of Organization of Africa Unity 1963 (OAU)
Independence from French in 1957
Constitution of 1960 President Kwame Nkrumah
dictorial powers 1946 Conventional People’s
Party sole legal party Overthrown by military in
1966, power shifts
Goals:Goals: Independence from PortugalIndependence from Portugal
Major Problems:Major Problems: Poor infrastructure and Poor infrastructure and
technologytechnology Famine due to corruptionFamine due to corruption Mismanagement of oil Mismanagement of oil
revenuerevenue
Methods of Decolonization:Methods of Decolonization: 1961 war of independence1961 war of independence UNITA (South Africa and UNITA (South Africa and
USA) disputes MPLA (Cuba, USA) disputes MPLA (Cuba, and Soviet Union) rule and and Soviet Union) rule and a civil war breaks outa civil war breaks out
became under British rule in 1900became under British rule in 1900 gained independence in 1960gained independence in 1960 rise of Nigerian nationalism began in the rise of Nigerian nationalism began in the
1920s1920s constitution of 1922: African constitution of 1922: African
representatives joined the Nigeria’s representatives joined the Nigeria’s legislative council in Lagos town councillegislative council in Lagos town council
urbanization, Western education, and urbanization, Western education, and transportation increased Nigerian transportation increased Nigerian awareness and nationalismawareness and nationalism
local medialocal media creation of the National Congress of creation of the National Congress of
British West Africa and the Universal British West Africa and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (Garvey Negro Improvement Association (Garvey Movement), and other political parties in Movement), and other political parties in 19201920
rallies led by newly created political rallies led by newly created political partiesparties
spread of anti-colonial movementspread of anti-colonial movement peaceful constitutional changes after peaceful constitutional changes after
19451945 Nigerian national council created in 1944Nigerian national council created in 1944
Falola, Toyin. The History of Nigeria. Westport: Greenwood, 1999. Print.
Twentieth- Centruy History. 6th ed.
Boston: Charles Hartford, 2006. Print.