HIST 1150 Lecture : Week 7 Notes
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Decolonization and its aftermath- the congo and algeria. the decolonization in africa started late, late to id 1950 s. in 1960 british pm travelled to africa, talked about a wind of change, 1960- 1963 most african colonies were freed from british rule. international climate shifted, snowball effect, new liberated states could instill pressure. spain had very small holdings, late 1960 s also let go of its colonies in africa. 1881- scramble for africa the beginning. congo was extremely rich in natural resources so the king of belgium wanted it . in the congo a tiny minority group gained recognition that they had the basic intellect as the belgium s. Pretty ambitious task to try and create nationalism where nationalism was not even presents. patrice lumumba leader of the movement late 50 s in and out of prison. early 1959 belgium has thought of the idea of granting congo independence.
