JAMB and WAEC History questions: Decolonisation and African unity

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 38 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36 Decolonisation and African unity · 40 Early centres of civilisation · 37 Eastern and southern Africa · 35 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41 Nationalism and independence · 40 Nigeria since independence · 44 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36 The colonial economy · 37 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

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· JAMB
Kenya gained independence from Britain in
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Question 4· Decolonisation and African unity· JAMB
Algeria won independence from France in 1962 after
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Question 5· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was founded in
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Question 6· Decolonisation and African unity· JAMB
The Manchester Pan-African Congress of 1945 was attended by
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Question 7· Decolonisation and African unity· JAMB
The first Pan-African Congress was organised in 1900 by
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Question 8· Decolonisation and African unity· JAMB
Patrice Lumumba was the first Prime Minister of
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Question 9· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Jomo Kenyatta became the first leader of independent
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Question 10· Decolonisation and African unity· JAMB
Apartheid was a policy of racial segregation practised in
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Question 11· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The OAU was founded in
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Question 12· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The African Union replaced the OAU in
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Question 13· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Kwame Nkrumah is associated with
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Question 14· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The Organisation of African Unity was founded in 1963 in
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Question 15· Decolonisation and African unity· JAMB
Angola and Mozambique won independence from Portugal in
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Question 16· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Julius Nyerere led which country to independence?
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Question 17· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
The first British colony in West Africa to gain independence, in 1957, was
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Question 18· Decolonisation and African unity· JAMB
Ghana became independent in 1957 under the leadership of
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Question 19· Decolonisation and African unity· WAEC
Kwame Nkrumah was a leading advocate of
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Question 20· Decolonisation and African unity· JAMB
Kenya's first President at independence was
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JAMB and WAEC History questions: Decolonisation and African unity

Ghana became independent in

Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa in

Kenya gained independence from Britain in

Algeria won independence from France in 1962 after

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was founded in

The Manchester Pan-African Congress of 1945 was attended by

The first Pan-African Congress was organised in 1900 by

Patrice Lumumba was the first Prime Minister of

Jomo Kenyatta became the first leader of independent

Apartheid was a policy of racial segregation practised in

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

Angola and Mozambique won independence from Portugal in

Julius Nyerere led which country to independence?

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

Ghana became independent in 1957 under the leadership of

Kwame Nkrumah was a leading advocate of

Kenya's first President at independence was