WAEC History questions

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 18 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 18 Decolonisation and African unity · 19 Early centres of civilisation · 18 Eastern and southern Africa · 17 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 18 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 20 Nationalism and independence · 20 Nigeria since independence · 18 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 21 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 17 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 18 The colonial economy · 18 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 17 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 18 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 17

Question 41· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The OAU was founded in
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Question 42· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The African Union replaced the OAU in
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Question 43· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Kwame Nkrumah is associated with
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Question 44· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The Organisation of African Unity was founded in 1963 in
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Question 45· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Julius Nyerere led which country to independence?
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Question 46· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The first British colony in West Africa to gain independence, in 1957, was
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Question 47· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Kwame Nkrumah was a leading advocate of
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Question 48· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Kwame Nkrumah championed
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Question 49· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The first Secretary-General of the United Nations from Africa was
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Question 50· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
ECOWAS was established in 1975 by the Treaty of
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Question 51· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The Casablanca and Monrovia groups of the early 1960s were
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Question 52· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule was
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Question 53· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Apartheid in South Africa officially ended with multiracial elections in
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Question 54· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
ECOWAS, set up in 1975, aims mainly to promote
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Question 55· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Namibia gained independence in 1990 from
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Question 56· Early centres of civilisation· WAEC
Timbuktu was a famous centre of
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Question 57· Early centres of civilisation· WAEC
The ancient empire of Ghana was famous for its trade in
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Question 58· Early centres of civilisation· WAEC
The ancient kingdom of Kush had its later capital at
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Question 59· Early centres of civilisation· WAEC
Ancient Egyptian civilisation developed along the
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Question 60· Early centres of civilisation· WAEC
The ancient kingdom of Axum was located in present-day
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WAEC History questions

The OAU was founded in

The African Union replaced the OAU in

Kwame Nkrumah is associated with

The Organisation of African Unity was founded in 1963 in

Julius Nyerere led which country to independence?

The first British colony in West Africa to gain independence, in 1957, was

Kwame Nkrumah was a leading advocate of

Kwame Nkrumah championed

The first Secretary-General of the United Nations from Africa was

ECOWAS was established in 1975 by the Treaty of

The Casablanca and Monrovia groups of the early 1960s were

The first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule was

Apartheid in South Africa officially ended with multiracial elections in

ECOWAS, set up in 1975, aims mainly to promote

Namibia gained independence in 1990 from

Timbuktu was a famous centre of

The ancient empire of Ghana was famous for its trade in

The ancient kingdom of Kush had its later capital at

Ancient Egyptian civilisation developed along the

The ancient kingdom of Axum was located in present-day