role of individuals (winds of change) Flashcards
(27 cards)
What was Nkrumah’s first name?
Kwame
Where was Nkrumah educated?
- Catholic mission school
- Government teacher training
- Also studied at various US universities?
How as Nkrumah politicised?
Radicalised in USA in 1930s & 40s. Became General Secretary of United Gold Coast Convention
What were Nkrumah’s beliefs?
Pan-Africanism, socialism, popular nationalism
What were Nkrumah’s achievements?
Primę Minister 1953-7. Ghana fully independent by ‘57
What was the significance of Nkrumah?
Figurehead for African nationalism
Where was Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe from?
Nigeria
Where was Azikiwe educated?
Western education in Nigeria and the US
How was Azikiwe politicised?
Radicalised in the USA, helped create National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
What were Azikiwe’s beliefs?
Strong sense of African nationalism
What were Azikiwe’s achievements?
Prevented civil war and achieved independence in the 60s
Why was Azikiwe significant?
Achieved compromise and trusted by all parties.
What country was Jomo Kenyatta from?
Kenya
Where was Kenyatta educated?
Scottish missionary school
How was Kenyatta politics?
Joined Kikuyu Central Association. Became president of Kenya African Union in 1947
What beliefs did Kenyatta have?
Short lived interest in communism and nationalism
What were Kenyatta’s achievements?
Elected leader of KAN (Kenya African National Union), Kenya independent in 1962
Where was Apolo Milton Obote from?
Uganda
Where was Obote educated?
Protestand mission school
How was Obote politicised?
Developed and-colonial and socialist views when working as a construction worker in Kenya
What were Obote’s beliefs?
Joined Uganda National Congress in 1956
What were Obote’s achievements?
Elected to the legislative council in 1962. Appointed as PM but became a dictator.
How was Nelson Mandela educated?
Missionary schools and then law at Fort Harare
What were Mandela’s views?
Wanted equal rights for black people, to end apartheid, was anti-colonial, and was influenced by marxism.
