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Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963. [1] It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent as well as around the world. [ 2 ]
May 25 is the 145th day of the year ... 1963 – The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis ... (d. 2020) 1933 – Sarah Marshall, English-American ...
In May 2020 during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hammond embarked on a daily walk to raise $600,000 to support frontline workers and vulnerable veterans across Africa by walking two miles in a day for a week. [6] On the final day of his walk, 25 May, Africa Day, he was joined by Iain Walker, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana. [7]
The Organisation of African Unity (OAU), was subsequently established on 25 May 1963 followed by the African Economic Community in 1981. [1] Critics argued that the OAU in particular did little to protect the rights and liberties of African citizens from their own political leaders, often dubbing it the "Dictators' Club". [2]
In 1963, the two groups united to establish a formal, continent-wide organisation, the Organisation for African Unity. The alliance first met on 8–12 May 1961 in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, one of its leading countries. [2] [3] Other members included Nigeria and most of Francophone Africa, including Senegal and Cameroon.
The Assembly came into existence on 25 May 1963, as part of the ratification of Organization of African Unity (OAU). Initially the Assembly consisted of 32 independent members, the heads of state of the African states that had achieved independence by 1963. Until 2001, the governing constitution of the Assembly was the OAU Charter.
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25 May 1963: 21 July 1964 Ethiopia: East Africa: 2: Diallo Telli: 21 July 1964: 15 June 1972 Guinea: West Africa: 3: Nzo Ekangaki: 15 June 1972: 16 June 1974 Cameroon: Central Africa: 4: William Eteki: 16 June 1974: 21 July 1978 Cameroon: Central Africa: 5: Edem Kodjo: 21 July 1978: 12 June 1983 Togo: West Africa: 6: Peter Onu: 12 June 1983: 20 ...