African Independence
In the 20 year period from 1955 to 1975, Africa changed so much in many different ways. And that's because of certain events. One specific event that gave change to Africa was the granted independence in 1960 to the Congo. This resulted in a strong and sudden change in Africa's political, social, and living conditions, which became a great development. And also because of this, other more cities or places in Africa started to have independence.
Their nation was led by prime minister Lumumba, who was a great man that ruled a divided country in Africa. However, Lumumba was murdered for having communist connections and for revealing information to the United Nations about Tshombe's rebellion. The worst thing that happened here was that after Lumumba's death, Tshombe became their leader but only ruled for a time that didn't last long because again, Mobutu overthrew him.
This was sad for the Africans because they lost two leaders that gave change to their nation. But this was not the end of the world for the Africans.
After WWII, The Africans began to chase or pursue independence. But it was hard for the Africans to do this since the European colonial powers, France and Britain, were still in control of their nation. So they thought in order to have independence, they should rebel against the Europeans. But this wasn't easy for the Europeans since their main source of raw materials for their factories are located in Africa. So they were thinking and planning on how they will give the nation back to the Africans.
The main reason why France and Britain were having a hard time on giving back the land back to the Africans was because they needed money and raw materials to restore and improve their countries due to the destruction that was resulted by WWII. So The Europeans believe that money should be used to control the colonies they have in Africa.
When things started to be in good shape for the Europeans, they started the Negritude movement. However, this resulted in a revolution because the Europeans endangered the Africans and threatened them as well. Another reason for the revolution was that the Africans were very desperate on having independence and were eager to do anything just to have independence.
When things started to get so rough for the Europeans, they started to let most of the Africans work in the government because they thought it can give change. But it turned out they were mistaken because it wasn't a big change after all. This eventually led to the Mau Mau and Kenya rebellion where the English had seized farmland that was really important for the Africans.
So sooner the Africans find a way to get rid of the Europeans in which they decided to take the land back through fighting the Europeans, and of course with the help of their leader named Jomo Kenyatta, who was a conservative nationalist. Mau Mau thought and believed that the only to achieve control of the high lands is to threat or scare the Europeans, which was also a reason to avoid an "All Out War" that he thought he might use. Although it's a good thing it didn't happen.
Their nation was led by prime minister Lumumba, who was a great man that ruled a divided country in Africa. However, Lumumba was murdered for having communist connections and for revealing information to the United Nations about Tshombe's rebellion. The worst thing that happened here was that after Lumumba's death, Tshombe became their leader but only ruled for a time that didn't last long because again, Mobutu overthrew him.
This was sad for the Africans because they lost two leaders that gave change to their nation. But this was not the end of the world for the Africans.
After WWII, The Africans began to chase or pursue independence. But it was hard for the Africans to do this since the European colonial powers, France and Britain, were still in control of their nation. So they thought in order to have independence, they should rebel against the Europeans. But this wasn't easy for the Europeans since their main source of raw materials for their factories are located in Africa. So they were thinking and planning on how they will give the nation back to the Africans.
The main reason why France and Britain were having a hard time on giving back the land back to the Africans was because they needed money and raw materials to restore and improve their countries due to the destruction that was resulted by WWII. So The Europeans believe that money should be used to control the colonies they have in Africa.
When things started to be in good shape for the Europeans, they started the Negritude movement. However, this resulted in a revolution because the Europeans endangered the Africans and threatened them as well. Another reason for the revolution was that the Africans were very desperate on having independence and were eager to do anything just to have independence.
When things started to get so rough for the Europeans, they started to let most of the Africans work in the government because they thought it can give change. But it turned out they were mistaken because it wasn't a big change after all. This eventually led to the Mau Mau and Kenya rebellion where the English had seized farmland that was really important for the Africans.
So sooner the Africans find a way to get rid of the Europeans in which they decided to take the land back through fighting the Europeans, and of course with the help of their leader named Jomo Kenyatta, who was a conservative nationalist. Mau Mau thought and believed that the only to achieve control of the high lands is to threat or scare the Europeans, which was also a reason to avoid an "All Out War" that he thought he might use. Although it's a good thing it didn't happen.
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