Decolonization of Africa · TURNING POINT ·
Independence of Guinea (1958)
On the Decolonization of Africa map as “Conakry — Guinea says “Non””
2 Oct 1958 — Sékou Touré’s Guinea alone rejects de Gaulle’s Community: “We prefer poverty in freedom to riches in slavery.” France withdraws its files, telephones and even light bulbs within weeks.
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- Year of Africa (chapter 5 of Decolonization of Africa)
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- The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994
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