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1960s disestablishments in the Central African Republic (1 C) 1960s disestablishments in Chad (3 C) 1960s disestablishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 C, 1 P)
The phrase "year of Africa" was also used by Ralph Bunche on 16 February 1960. Bunche anticipated that many states would achieve independence in that year due to the "well nigh explosive rapidity with which the peoples of Africa in all sectors are emerging from colonialism." [2] The concept of a "Year of Africa" drew international media ...
20 September – Dahomey, Upper Volta, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville), Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Madagascar, Niger, Somalia, Togo, Mali and Senegal obtain membership in the United Nations. 22 September – Mali declares independence from the Mali federation.
African Socialists argued in favor of a distinctive form of socialism because they believed that socialism had its roots in pre-colonial African society. [42] According to them, African society was a classless society, characterized by a communal spirit and democracy on the basis of government through discussion and consensus. [43]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Political science project ranking states by democraticity For overview of democracy indices, see Democracy indices. Number of nations 1800–2003 scoring 8 or higher on the Polity IV scale, a measure of democracy. World map showing findings from the Polity IV data series report for 2017 ...
Zaire, [c] officially the Republic of Zaire, [d] was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-largest country in the world from 1965 to 1997.
This week, the one-man British developer released a standalone expansion to the game titled Democracy 3: Africa (D3:A), and the changes it brings add a whole new dimension to the series.
During his presidency, his country was nicknamed the "Dachau of Africa", after the Nazi concentration camp, [6] with condemnations of his government issued by the International Commission of Jurists, [88] World Council of Churches, [89] the UN, [28] the Organisation of African Unity, [90] [91] Amnesty International, [92] [93] and the European ...