AFRICAN NATIONALISM--- HISTORY FORM FOUR.

AFRICAN   NATIONALISM

African nationalism is a political movement for Pan-Africanism and for national self-determination.^[1] Political interest began in the 1870s^[2] and political organizations started to form in the 1890s.^[1] In the years after World War II, African nationalism gained strength,^[3] resulting in independence for Libya in 1951 and Ghana in 1957. All but six African countries were independent nation-states by 1966.^[3] Edward Wilmot Blyden has been described as the founder of African nationalism.^[4] Julius Nyerere defined African nationalism as a new kind of nationalism and that it is "meaningless, dangerous, is anachronistic if it is not at the same time pan-Africanism."^[5]

See also

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• Pan-Africanism
• African socialism
• Black nationalism
• African Union
• Organisation of African Unity
• Postcolonialism

References

1. African nationalism
2. 17 African nationalism
3. Exploring Africa
4. Neuberger, Benyamin (1985). "Early African Nationalism, Judaism and Zionism: Edward Wilmot Biyden". Jewish Social Studies 47 (2): 151.
5. Emerson, Rupert (2009). "Pan-Africanism". International Organization 16 (2): 290. doi:10.1017/S0020818300011061.

Further reading

• Shepherd, George W., junior (1962). The Politics of African Nationalism: Challenge to American Policy. New York: F.A. Praeger.

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