METHODS OF DECOLONIZATION GHANA ANGOLA AND NIGERIA Mariah

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METHODS OF DECOLONIZATION: GHANA, ANGOLA, AND NIGERIA Mariah Sutton Quan Henderson Adrienne Turner-Mc. Gowan

METHODS OF DECOLONIZATION: GHANA, ANGOLA, AND NIGERIA Mariah Sutton Quan Henderson Adrienne Turner-Mc. Gowan Thesis Statement: Various tactics, such as increased nationalism, political changes, and war, were adopted in order to retrieve independence in Ghana, Angola, and Nigeria.

Ghana Goal: Freedom from British rule & Pan African Congress Formed Formation of Organization

Ghana 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

Angola Goals: Independence from Portugal Major Problems: Poor infrastructure and technology Famine due to

Angola Goals: Independence from Portugal Major Problems: Poor infrastructure and technology Famine due to corruption Mismanagement of oil revenue Methods of Decolonization: 1961 war of independence UNITA (South Africa and USA) disputes MPLA (Cuba, and Soviet Union) rule and a civil war breaks out

Nigeria became under British rule in 1900 gained independence in 1960 rise of Nigerian

Nigeria became under British rule in 1900 gained independence in 1960 rise of Nigerian nationalism began in the 1920 s constitution of 1922: African representatives joined the Nigeria’s legislative council in Lagos town council urbanization, Western education, and transportation increased Nigerian awareness and nationalism local media creation of the National Congress of British West Africa and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (Garvey Movement), and other political parties in 1920 rallies led by newly created political parties spread of anti-colonial movement peaceful constitutional changes after 1945 Nigerian national council created in 1944

Bibliography � Falola, Toyin. The History of Nigeria. Westport: Greenwood, 1999. Print. � �

Bibliography � Falola, Toyin. The History of Nigeria. Westport: Greenwood, 1999. Print. � � Twentieth- Centruy History. 6 th ed. Boston: Charles Hartford, 2006. Print.