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24.3 New Nations in Africa - Coggle Diagram
24.3 New Nations in Africa
Achieving Independence
Negritude Movement
Celebrate African Culture, Heritage, Values
Direct and Indirect Ruling
Direct: No self-rule
Indirect: Limited Self-ruling
Rulings of European lead to instability, violence, and struggle with the newly acquired independence
Ghana Leads The Way
Khwane Nkrumah
Organized boycotts / strikes and surprised the British Government
Ghana gained independence in 1957
Pushed new roads, new facilities, new schools, new health facilities
Costly and crippled the civilization
Shifted back and fourth between civil ruling / military ruling
First election in 2000
Fighting For Freedom
Kenya Claims Independence
Mau Mau and Jomo Kenyatta
Guerrilla attacks hoped to push British farmers out of the highlands
Jomo Kenyatta imprisoned by British government
Gained freedom in 1963, 10,000 Afrcans and 100 Settlers were killed
Algeria Struggles With Independence
Ahmed Ben Bella
Leader of FLN
Overthrown in 1965 to try and turn Algeria into a socialist state
Unsuccessful industrilizations and modernization
Unemployment and dissatisfaction led to rise of religious fundamentalist
Civil War where Islamic militants and the government because the government refuse to accept the electrion result
Civil War in Congo and Angola
Freedom and Tormoil in Congo
Patrice Lumumba
First prime minister
Working to unite Congo
Mobutu Sese Seko
Ruled Congo (Zaire) for 32 years
Overthrew by Laurent Kaliba
Laurent Kaliba
Advance into Democracy
Joseph Kaliba
Signed peace treaties
Civil War still occured
War Tears in Angola
Portuguese ruled Angola without desire to stop
Portugal sent 50,000 troops when independent movements happened
Communist MPLA declared themselves the rightful leader
MPLA: Cuba and USSR
UNITA: the USA
In 2002, the 27 year Civil War ended
Rebuild and disease striked Angola
Angola earned first electrion where MPLA won