WAEC History questions: Decolonisation and African unity

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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 1· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Ghana became independent in
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Question 2· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa in
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Question 3· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was founded in
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Question 4· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Jomo Kenyatta became the first leader of independent
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Question 5· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The OAU was founded in
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Question 6· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The African Union replaced the OAU in
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Question 7· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Kwame Nkrumah is associated with
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Question 8· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The Organisation of African Unity was founded in 1963 in
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Question 9· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Julius Nyerere led which country to independence?
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Question 10· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The first British colony in West Africa to gain independence, in 1957, was
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Question 11· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Kwame Nkrumah was a leading advocate of
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Question 12· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Kwame Nkrumah championed
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Question 13· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The first Secretary-General of the United Nations from Africa was
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Question 14· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
ECOWAS was established in 1975 by the Treaty of
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Question 15· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The Casablanca and Monrovia groups of the early 1960s were
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Question 16· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule was
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Question 17· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Apartheid in South Africa officially ended with multiracial elections in
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Question 18· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
ECOWAS, set up in 1975, aims mainly to promote
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Question 19· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Namibia gained independence in 1990 from
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WAEC History questions: Decolonisation and African unity

Ghana became independent in

Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa in

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was founded in

Jomo Kenyatta became the first leader of independent

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