key individuals Flashcards
who are the key nationalist leaders
kwame Nkrumah
Jomo Kenyatta
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Apolo Milton Obote
Nelson mandella
where was kwame Nkrumah from
gold cost
what did kwame Nkrumah form in 1948
convention peoples party
when was kwame Nkrumah PM of gold coast
1953-57
what did kwame Nkrumah do as PM of gold coast
move them to indpendance as Ghana in 1957
what were kwame Nkrumah key ideas
pan africanism
marxist socialism
popular nationalism
responcible leadership
give an example of kwame Nkrumah belief in pan africanism
1963 founding member of org of african unity
whats responcible leadership
having a working relationship with britain
where was Jomo Kenyatta from
kenya
what happened to Jomo Kenyatta in 1947
became president of kenya african union
when was Jomo Kenyatta elected the leader of KANU
1960
what did Jomo Kenyatta begin with britain in 1961 and what was the result
negotiations
1963 indpendant
then he becomes pm/presedint for 14 yrs
where was Nnamdi Azikiwe from
nigeria
what did Nnamdi Azikiwe help form in 1944 and what happened after
NCNC
he became the leader
what did Nnamdi Azikiwe have to do to create a stable nigeria
work with both his nationalist rivals and britian
what did Nnamdi Azikiwe do in 1960
help secure indpendance and asure br the ethinc groups could work together
where was Apolo Milton Obote from
uganda
what views did Apolo Milton Obote have
anti colonial socialist
when did Apolo Milton Obote join the uganda national congress
1956
what happened to Apolo Milton Obote in 1957
elected to colonial legislative council
when did Apolo Milton Obote become govonor genral of uganda
1962
where was nelson mandella from
south africa
what did nelson mandella want to achieve
equal rights and end of aparthied in south africa
what was nelson mandella influenced by
marxisim
what nationalist orgnisations had nelson mandella helped to est
african national congress
what was nelson mandella chosen to do in 1949 and 52
head defence campaign of civil disobedience
uppon his return to south africa in 1962 what happend to nelson mandella
how did this esclate
arrested
1964 senteced to life
who were the key colonial administrators
andrew cohen
john macpherson
charles arden clarke
in what way were the backrounds of the colonial administrators similar
all public school educated
started in the civil/colonial service
what were the key beliefs of andrew cohen
realist
concerns over treatment of africans
what did the 1947 cohen report do
set out a new direction for colonial policy
as a move towards indpendance
what position did andrew cohen have
govoner of uganda 1952-57
what did andrew cohen prepose that failed in 1953
central african fedoration
what did cohen do as govoner of uganda
brought ugandans into gov
encoraged development of political parties
helped lay the ground works for indpendance in 1962
what was macphersons role
govoner genral of nigeria 1948-55
what did macpherson do as govonor of nigeria
allowed nigerians in higer levels of gov
macpherson constitution 1951
helped to ensure an indpendant federal nigeria emerged by 1960
what did the macpherson comission do
allow nigerians in their gov for the first time but their decisions could still be vetoed
what were charles arden clarke beliefs
wanted to facilitate indpendance
sence of justice
what was charles arden clarke’s role
1949 he became govoner of gold coast
what did charles arden clarke do as govonor of gold coast
intermedian between Nkrumah and asante polititians
delayed indpendance for a 3rd genral election under br rule
helped releace and get nkrumah into gov
what did Onn bi ja-afar found and become president of
UMNO
what did UMNO aim to campaign against
the 1946 malayan union
what methods did UMNO use
rallys
who was Onn supported b/1st malayan PM
Tunku Abdul Rahman
what were nationalists in Malay driven by
ideology and race eg chinese communists
give an example of a chinese communist
chin peng
what and when was the malayan emergency
violent guerrila war 1948-1960
how was the malayan emergency resolved
negotiations w br leading to independence
