Legacies of colonialism Flashcards
During the colonial rule what was a no attempt?
No attempt to train African personnel
What did the lack of trained personnel lead to?
Difficult for the first independent governments to meet social and economic needs
What did this difficulty to meet the needs lead to?
Political dissatisfaction
What was not sustainable when they were granted independence?
Limited infrastructure
Where people trained to fill in government department?
No one was trained
Who sold in the positions of the government department?
Three Congolese how positions in the civil servants (1959)
Belgians occupied 4872 positions
How many graduates were produced call the Belgian government?
Only 30 graduates
What were they know jobs off?
Doctors, engineers, army offices and secondary school teachers
How many Congolese teachers were employed a primary level?
35,244
How many of these teachers were adequately trained?
Only 10,000
How many teachers were provided an emergency teaching course?
12,000
How many teachers taught without training?
13,000
What do you do Belgium secretly interfering?
Newlyformed political structure in Congo – ensure they would maintain their control over the resources
What movements did the USA and Belgium phoned in terms of resources?
Secessionist movements
Define secession
Formal withdrawal from an organisation
