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Turning point · The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994
The Brazzaville Conference
Jan–Feb 1944 — Free French officials, meeting in the Congo, promise post-war reform and a greater African role — while flatly ruling out “any idea of autonomy.” The gap between promise and refusal will define the decade.
This is one scene of Chapter 1 — How Thin the Empire Really Was in The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994.
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