African Independence

Africa changed so much from 1955 to 1975 because a lot of the countries in Africa were trying to gain independence. World War 2 was over and Europeans wanted to give back their countries. Africa's country had many third world countries that were poorly-developed. They needed support from larger countries like the United States. Some countries have no definite form of government. Leaders helped lead some revolutions and most of them succeeded by using the examples of past revolutions. Kwame Nkrumah was a nonviolent protester who wanted Gold Coast to gain its independence. He used protests and strikes against the British. Mobutu Sese Seko wanted the Congo to be ruled by him. He overthrew Tshombe and ruled for 32 years. Ahmed Ben Bella was the leader of the Algeria National Liberation Front. The French thought they couldn't contain the rebellion and decided to make them independent.