Nkrumah, Kenyatta, Algeria, Congo, South Africa and apartheid, and Pan-Africanism.
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- Who was the first president of independent Ghana?
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Kwame Nkrumah
- In what year did Ghana achieve independence from British rule?
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1957
- What political party did Kwame Nkrumah found to lead Ghana to independence?
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Convention People's Party (CPP)
- What was Nkrumah's vision for the future of Africa?
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A unified African state or continent-wide federation
- What economic and political ideology did Nkrumah promote?
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African socialism
- In what year was Nkrumah overthrown by a military coup?
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1966
- Who was the first prime minister of independent Kenya?
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Jomo Kenyatta
- In what year did Kenya achieve independence from British rule?
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1964
- What happened to Jomo Kenyatta under British colonial rule before independence?
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He was imprisoned for his role in the independence movement
- What political party brought Jomo Kenyatta to power in independent Kenya?
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Kenya African National Union (KANU)
- What type of economic policies did Jomo Kenyatta pursue as leader of Kenya?
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African capitalism, favoring private enterprise and moderate policies
- During what period did Jomo Kenyatta rule Kenya?
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1964 to 1978
- For how long did France rule Algeria as a colony?
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132 years (1830 to 1962)
- What nationalist organization led the struggle for Algerian independence?
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The National Liberation Front (FLN, Front de Liberation Nationale)
- During what years did the Algerian War of independence take place?
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1954 to 1962