21st/20th Century Politics Flashcards

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Who was the first president of Ghana (Gold Coast)?

A

Kwame Nkrumah

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Who was the first leader of Senegal?

A

Leopold Senghor

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Who was the first leader of Guinea?

A

Ahmed Sekou Toure

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Who was the first leader of Tanzania/Tanganyika?

A

Julius Nyerere

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Who was the first leader of Mozambique?

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Samora Machel

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Which African leader died in 1986 in a plane crash, which had led to much speculation in the country from which this leader was from?

A

Samora Machel of Mozambique

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Who was the first president of Kenya?

A

Jomo Kenyatta

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Who was the first president of Cote d’Ivoire?

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Felix Houphouet-Boigney

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Who was the first leader of Malawi?

A

Hastings Banda

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What are the two official languages of Malawi?

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English and Chewa

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Who was the architect of apartheid?

A

Vendrik Verwoerd

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Who was crowned in Bangui in 1966?

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Jean-Bedel Bokassa

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Who was arguably the driving force in the ethiopian revolution?

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Colonel Mengistu

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