The First Dance of Freedom: Black Africa in the Postwar Era |
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action administration African leaders African population agricultural American Amin Amin's Angola areas arms army arrested Assembly Baganda Banda became Belgian Biafra Britain British government campaign capital cent central Africa civil Colonial Office Communist conference Congo Congolese constitution coup demands Derg economic election Empire Eritrea Ethiopia European exile favour Federation FNLA force foreign France French gained Gaulle Ghana Gold Coast government's guerrilla Guinea Houphouët independence Ivory Coast Kasavubu Katanga Kenya Kenyatta Kikuyu Kissinger labour land Léopoldville London Luanda Lumumba major Mau Mau military million Mobutu Mozambique MPLA Muzorewa Nairobi nationalist negotiations Nigeria Nkrumah North Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Nyerere Obote Obote's opposition organisation Padmore parliament party political politicians Portuguese president prime minister regime region role rule self-government Smith Somali South African Southern Soviet Stanleyville Tanzania territories Touré towns tribal troops Tshombe Uganda Union United vote Welensky West white community Zambia