Transcript New Nations in Africa

New Nations in Africa
Guided Reading
Chapter 34.3
Pages 1012-1016
Africa: Negritude Movement
• A movement to celebrate African culture,
heritage, and values
Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah
• 1957 Independence from
Great Britain
• Non-violent strikes/ boycotts
to gain freedom
• Wanted Pan-Africanism
(one united Africa)
Kenya: Jomo Kenyatta
• 1963 independence from Great Britain
• British resisted independence movement
• Mau Mau used guerrilla tactics to fight British
Algeria: Ahmed Ben Bella
• 1962 independence from France
• Since gaining independence the nation has
been plagued by instability
Congo: Mobutu Sese Seko
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1960 independence from Belgium
Resources were plundered by Europeans
Civil War and rebellion
Autocratic rule since gaining freedom
Angola: MPLA
• 1975 independence from Portugal
• Violent fight for independence
• Communists took control of the country