African Independence

Answer: The countries of African were unwilling to return to colonial domination of World WarII. It was hard to built African independence because the European imperialist had divided up the continent and it had left the countries without no preperation to be able to deal with the independence. Then they form the Negritude movement a movement to celebrate African culture, heitage and values. The African soldier in Worl WarII fought alongside Europeans to defend freedom. The African wanted elected not nonminated representatives and they wanted Freedom now. Infact, a leader of a largerly nonviolent protest was Kwame Nkrumah , hhe worked hard to liberate the Gold Coast from the British. Then later on in 1958 there was the first Pan Afriican meetings held in Unity ( OAU ) in 1963. One of the strong leadership of Kenya nationalist was Jomo Kenyata who educated in London. Then the second was the rise of the Mau Mau. Then around the time that Kenya got their independence by thng e British, by the end their was 10,000 black Kenyans and 100 white Kenya. Then congo gain independence. Congo had alot of goods rubber and copper. Then in 1960 Congo got their independence from Belgium's. Then Alegria fight for their independece. The conflict that Alegria began in 1945. French troops fired on Alegria nationalist who were demonstrating in town of Setif. France claimed to offer full citizensohip rights to its colonial subjects. Then Angola gains its independence. The Europeans had been the first europenas to eneter Africa 400 years ago and they were the last to leave. Portugal dint want to give up any of its colonies. Then by the end of WWII Angola had no education or health facilities. Then toward the end some Angola had edication. Then the Portuguese ended Angola in 1975 without formally giving over power to anyone.One of the leader was leopold Senghor later he beccame the president of Senegal he was very important.