Friday, April 27, 2007

African Independence






According to the map, the Africa had changed so much in the twenty year period from 1955 to 1975 because they were indepedent. In 1955 there were only four countries that were independent. Then in 1975 there were numerous countries that were independent.

Some of their leaders were Kwame Nkrumah, who was the first prime minister of Ghana and then president. Kwame Nkrumah wanted better schools and better health issues. In the 1960's, Patrice Lumumba became the first prime minister in Congo which is now called Zaire. After that another leader Mobutu, over-threw Lumumba.

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