Author : F. R. Metrowich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015016880299
Africa in the Sixties
F. R. Metrowich
Africa In The Sixties
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Africa in The Sixties
Godfrey Mwakikagile
Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789987160341
Africa in The Sixties by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf
This is a general survey of Africa in the sixties. The work focuses on the major events which took place across the continent during those years. It was the euphoric sixties, a period when Africans celebrated the end of colonial rule. Most of the countries on the continent won independence in the sixties. But they were also turbulent years marked by conflict. Some of the most tragic events during those years include the Congo crisis – the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the secession of Katanga province, civil unrest across the country and intervention by external forces which turned Congo into the bleeding heart of Africa. Another tragedy was the Nigerian civil war. There was also the Zanzibar revolution. The sixties were also a decade of military coups, and much more. Its complementary volume, Remembering the Sixties: An African Experience, addresses other subjects on some of the major events which took place during those years. The sixties stand out as some of the most important years in the history of post-colonial Africa. It is a decade that will never be forgotten, especially by those, including the author, who were there during those days.
Remembering The Sixties
Godfrey Mwakikagile
Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789987160365
Remembering The Sixties by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf
This work focuses on one of the most critical periods in the history of post-colonial Africa: the euphoric and turbulent sixties when most countries on the continent won independence and were confronted with the harsh realities of nationhood including nation building and consolidation of institutions of authority as well as their sovereign status. It was a period of high expectations. But it was also a decade of military coups and assassinations, a phenomenon that persisted for decades although there were fewer coups in the 1990s and beyond contrasted with what took place in the previous years, especially the sixties and seventies when the largest number of military coups and assassinations of national leaders took place. The author addresses many subjects in an attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of Africa in the sixties, a defining moment and probably the most critical period in the post-colonial era. Everything that has taken place on the continent through the decades is somehow connected to what happened in the sixties. A complementary volume, Africa in The Sixties, addresses similar subjects.
Africa and America in the Sixties
Godfrey Mwakikagile
Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 098025342X
Africa and America in the Sixties by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf
This is a comprehensive look at what happened in Africa and in the United States in the sixties. Subjects covered include Lumumba and the Congo crisis; the civil rights movement; Dr. Martin Luther King; Malcolm X; the Kennedy and Johnson administrations; the Cuban missile crisis; the Peace Corps; assassinations; the anti-war movement; counterculture; the Organization of African Unity (OAU); The Rivonia Trial of Nelson Mandela others; the Rhodesian crisis and unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) by the white minority rulers. Nkrumah's downfall and the role of the CIA and Britain's M15 in his ouster; army mutinies in East Africa - Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika; the Zanzibar revolution; the secession of Biafra and the Nigerian civil war; military coups; the Black Power movement; riots, the Great Society and the War on Poverty in the United States; African liberation movements and the liberation struggle in southern Africa, and much more. Includes photos from those turbulent years.
Women in Africa and the Sixties
African Bibliographic Center
Author : African Bibliographic Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Women
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120724260
Women in Africa and the Sixties by African Bibliographic Center Pdf
The Horn of Africa since the 1960s
Aleksi Ylönen,Jan Záhořík
Author : Aleksi Ylönen,Jan Záhořík
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317028574
The Horn of Africa since the 1960s by Aleksi Ylönen,Jan Záhořík Pdf
The Horn of Africa has long been one of the most dynamic and politically turbulent sub-regions on the African continent. Host to great ancient civilizations, diverse peoples, and expansive states, the region has experienced massive social, economic, and political transformations which have given rise to military coups, revolutions and intractable ethnic, socio-economic, and religious conflicts. This comprehensive volume brings together a team of expert scholars who analyze international, regional, national, and local affairs in the Horn of Africa. The chapters demonstrate the intertwined nature of the actors and forces shaping political realities. The case studies, focusing on Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, and South Sudan eloquently illustrate the complex dynamics connecting the spectrum of political issues in the region. The Horn of Africa since the 1960s will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary Africa and political science.
Africa After Independence
Godfrey Mwakikagile
Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780620355407
Africa After Independence by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf
This work focuses on the early years of independence and the problems African countries faced soon after the end of colonial rule. Many of those problems still exist today. They include poverty and underdevelopment; adoption of alien ideologies and economic and political systems; structural flaws of the modern African state and its institutions inherited at independence; nation-building, democratization, national integration, and ethnoregional rivalries among others. It is also a historical study of the continent since the partition of Africa by the imperial powers and of the struggle for independence. It also focuses on the continent's demographic composition, shedding some light on the complexity and diversity of the world's second largest continent. The history of Africa's indigenous peoples and their earliest contact with foreigners provides a background to this telescopic survey. The sixties was one of the most important decades in the history of Africa and this work provides a balanced perspective on those years when Africans celebrated the end of colonial rule on their continent. It is a compact study covering a vast expanse of territory from the advent of imperial rule to the attainment of sovereign status for African countries during the sixties and the problems they faced in those years. As a demographic portrait, it excels in depicting the continent as a tapestry that reflects the racial diversity and multiethnic composition of this vast land mass, the second largest after Asia. And as a historical and political analysis, it addresses some of the most important issues in the post-colonial era including the Cold War, with the Congo figuring prominently in the analysis as thefirst theatre of combat and super-power rivalry in the early sixties on the African continent. The dawn of freedom provided opportunities and challenges for the young African nations as they tried to modernize and consolidate their independence in a world dominated by major powers and contending ideologies. It was a rude awakening to the harsh realities of nationhood. One of these was the desire by the major powers to turn African countries into client states as the two ideological camps, East and West, competed for world domination. As Julius Nyerere warned, "We are not going to allow our friends to choose our enemies for us." One of the most contentious grounds for this hegemonic control was, of course, the Congo, right in the middle of the continent. It became the bleeding heart of Africa as the country was turned into a combat theatre mainly between the surrogate forces of the West and the Congolese nationalist forces supported by a number of African countries and by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. The Congo imbroglio since the turbulent sixties mainly as a result of foreign intrigue and intervention is one of the most important subjects addressed in this book. And it raises serious questions that have profound implications even today for a continent mired in conflict; this time ignited by the Africans themselves in many - but not in all - cases. Yet, prospects for the world's poorest and most embattled continent are not bleak if Africans seek their own solutions to their own problems in this post-Cold War era of globalization dominated by the industrialized nations. The book includes many photos from the early sixties, the dawn of a new era when Africancountries won independence, which Oginga Odinga described as "Not Yet Uhuru."
Military Coups in West Africa Since the Sixties
Godfrey Mwakikagile
Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015053384254
Military Coups in West Africa Since the Sixties by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf
For three decades, since the sixties, military coups became a ritual of African politics. They consist of self-perpetuating incidents which spilled into the 1990's, through on a much smaller scale. This book is a chronological sequence of these events in West Africa. The focus is on the coups in sub-Saharan Africa during these turbulent decades, and what can be done to stop them in Africa's quest for democracy.
Congo in the Sixties
Godfrey Mwakikagile
Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9987160093
Congo in the Sixties by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf
The author takes a look at the former Belgian Congo during the turbulent sixties. He also looks at the events that followed, including American involvement in that part of Africa. Mercenaries from apartheid South Africa were also some of the most important players on the Congo scene during that period. The author also looks at the role a number of African countries such as Tanzania played in the Congo during that critical phase. Another important player was Che Guevara together with a number of Cuban troops who entered the Congo through Tanzania. Tanzania served as a rear base for Che Guevara and the Cubans during their Congo mission. The author takes an in-depth look at the role of Che Guevara and the Cubans during the Congo crisis and at a number of other events in the bleeding heart of Africa. The Congo crisis was one of the most important political developments in the history of post-colonial Africa. And its impact is still felt today across the continent.
The Horn of Africa Since the 1960s
Aleksi Ylonen,Jan Zhork
Author : Aleksi Ylonen,Jan Zhork
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367881764
The Horn of Africa Since the 1960s by Aleksi Ylonen,Jan Zhork Pdf
The Horn of Africa has long been one of the most dynamic and politically turbulent sub-regions on the African continent. Host to great ancient civilizations, diverse peoples, and expansive states, the region has experienced massive social, economic, and political transformations which have given rise to military coups, revolutions and intractable ethnic, socio-economic, and religious conflicts. This comprehensive volume brings together a team of expert scholars who analyze international, regional, national, and local affairs in the Horn of Africa. The chapters demonstrate the intertwined nature of the actors and forces shaping political realities. The case studies, focusing on Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, and South Sudan eloquently illustrate the complex dynamics connecting the spectrum of political issues in the region. The Horn of Africa since the 1960s will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary Africa and political science.
Secular Missionaries
Larry Grubbs
Author : Larry Grubbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1613760256
Secular Missionaries by Larry Grubbs Pdf
Militocracy vs. Democracy in West Africa 1960s – 1990s
Godfrey Mwakikagile
Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Militocracy vs. Democracy in West Africa 1960s – 1990s by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf
This is a historical narrative and analysis of the unconstitutional changes of government in most West African countries where military rule became institutionalised more than in any other part of the continent from the sixties to the nineties. There is no specific reason why the region has suffered from usurpation of power by soldiers more than any other part of the continent, besides the desire by soldiers to rule, recently demonstrated by coups in Mali in 2020 and 2021, Guinea in 2021, and Burkina Faso in 2022. Governments in West Africa are no more unstable or weaker than their counterparts in other parts of the continent. Overthrowing governments became a continental phenomenon when military rulers went on to legitimise their their seizure of power through rigged elections by turning themselves into civilian rulers. They “civilianised” themselves, not only to claim that they were no longer military rulers but were democratically elected leaders; a manipulation of power that triggered counter-coups by their opponents to end their rule, resulting in many deaths in many countries where this violent change took place. Military rule in Africa started soon after independence in the sixties. The most ambitious goals in the postcolonial era were consolidation of the state and nation building with varying degrees of success in different parts of the continent. Military rulers proved to be no better than their civilian counterparts they had replaced. In most cases, they were even worse and used coercive power of the state to perpetuate themselves in office just as their civilian counterparts did. The result was consolidation of the state as an instrument of oppression, the most oppressive apparatus being the executive branch itself, invested with all the powers, which evolved into the imperial presidency, a phenomenon that persists in some African countries legitimised through rigged elections enabling leaders to remain in office under the guise of democracy “in the name of the people.”
South Africa in the Sixties
South Africa Foundation
Author : South Africa Foundation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Indigenous peoples
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120506980
South Africa in the Sixties by South Africa Foundation Pdf
Brazil-Africa Relations
Gerhard Seibert,Paulo Fagundes Visentini
Author : Gerhard Seibert,Paulo Fagundes Visentini
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847011954
Brazil-Africa Relations by Gerhard Seibert,Paulo Fagundes Visentini Pdf
Fills an important gap in the study of Africa's international relations and its engagement with rising economies in the Global South.
One Africa! One Nation!
Omali Yeshitela
Author : Omali Yeshitela
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1891624040
One Africa! One Nation! by Omali Yeshitela Pdf
In the 1960s Black Revolution swept the U.S. and the African world. How did the promise of the 1960s degenerate into the dismal reality that Africa and the majority of African people everywhere are confronted with now? What can we learn about the struggles of the period represented by the 1960s that can help us to liberate and unite Africa and African people today?One Africa! One Nation! addresses these questions.Since the 1970s the African People's Socialist Party has worked to complete the Black Revolution of the Sixties. In 1981 APSP began the work to build the African Socialist International, to unite and liberate Africa and African people everywhere. Featuring over 30 presentations by African organizers from Africa, Europe, the U.S., Caribbean, and elsewhere in the African world, this book is about the realization of the goal to build the African Socialist International as it becomes a powerful moving force.