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Independence Belgian Congo- –the Belgian Congo gained independence from Belgium in –The new country was called Congo, but it was renamed Zaire in the 1970s. –After Congo became independence, civil war broke out. –In 1965, Joseph Mobutu became a dictator and ruled Zaire until 1997 when was overthrown in the First Congo War. –This country is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nationalist and Independence Movements after WWII Standard 7-6.4
African countries gained independence but have faced many challenges since then..
–The new country was called Congo, but it was renamed Zaire in the 1970s. –After Congo became independence, civil war broke out. –In 1965, Joseph Mobutu became a dictator and ruled Zaire until 1997 when was overthrown in the First Congo War. –This country is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo..
–In 1947, Kwame Nkrumah led a strike with the hopes of gaining independence. –In 1957, Great Britain granted Ghana independence, and Ghana became the first African country south of the Sahara to gain full independence after World War II. –Kwame Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana and served until his government was overthrown in
–Jomo Kennyatta became the leader of the Kenya African Union. –Kenya achieved independence in 1963, and Jomo Kennyatta became it’s first president..
–Within it’s borders, there were over 250 ethnic groups which spoke 395 different languages. –Also, there were large populations of Christians, Muslims, and followers of traditional African religions. –A civil war broke out in 1967 when the Ibo people created the Republic of Biafra in the eastern part of Nigeria. –The civil war lasted until
–Under the system, a white minority had more power and rights than those of the b lack minority. –A group called the African National Congress demanded equal rights for blacks in the 1960’s. –Nelson Mandela, the leader of the ANC, was jailed in He remained in jail until 1990 when he was released by South African president F.W. de Klerk. –The South African government began repealing apartheid laws, and it held it’s first free elections in – Nelson Mandela was elected president in this election and served until
He was first elected as Prime Minister, but in 1987 he changed the Constitution to make himself president. Although Mugabe and his party have won every election since 1980, many people believe that corruption and voter fraud occurred during these elections. Zimbabwe is currently in an economic crisis whish is blamed on the failed policies and corruption of the Mugabe administration. Zimbabwe has a high unemployment rate and a high inflation rate..
In 1994, tensions between the two ethnic groups led to the killing of between 500,000 and one million people by the Hutus. Most of the people killed were Tutsis..
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia are several of the countries that have high infection rates. The average life expectancy in these countries has declined, and there are many children who are orphans because their parents have died from disease..
The African Union evolved out of the Pan- African movement. The African Union was created in 2001and is the successor of the African Economic Community (AEC) and the Organization of African Unity..
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