MHA terms Exam Questions and Answers
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Patrice Lumumba (who) Who: First Prime Minister of independent
Congo
Patrice Lumumba (when) When: 1925-1961; most active late
1950s-1960
(independence) (PM in 1960)
Patrice Lumumba (where) Where: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Patrice Lumumba (so what?) So what: Symbol of anti-colonial
nationalism; his
assassination (with Western involvement)
shows
Cold War interference in African
independence.
Sylvanus Olympio (who) Who: First President of Togo
Sylvanus Olympio (when) When: 1902-1963; active late 1950s-1963
(independence era)(president 1961-63)
Sylvanus Olympio (where) Where: Togo
, Sylvanus Olympio (so what) So what: Tried to reduce French influence
→
assassinated in coup → his assassination
in a coup
highlights instability and neocolonial
pressures
after independence.
Julius Nyerere (who) Who: Leader of independence; theorist of
Ujamaa
socialism, First President of Tanzania
Julius Nyerere (when) When: 1922-1999; active 1950s-1980s
(president
1964-85)
Julius Nyerere (where) Where: Tanzania
Julius Nyerere (so what) So what: Promoted rural collectivism +
unity;
shaped debates on African socialism
("Ujamaa");
key figure in postcolonial nation-building.
Kwame Nkrumah (who) Who: First Prime Minister/President of
Ghana,
Independence leader; Pan-African theorist
Kwame Nkrumah (when) When: 1909-1972; active 1940s-1966
(overthrown)
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Patrice Lumumba (who) Who: First Prime Minister of independent
Congo
Patrice Lumumba (when) When: 1925-1961; most active late
1950s-1960
(independence) (PM in 1960)
Patrice Lumumba (where) Where: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Patrice Lumumba (so what?) So what: Symbol of anti-colonial
nationalism; his
assassination (with Western involvement)
shows
Cold War interference in African
independence.
Sylvanus Olympio (who) Who: First President of Togo
Sylvanus Olympio (when) When: 1902-1963; active late 1950s-1963
(independence era)(president 1961-63)
Sylvanus Olympio (where) Where: Togo
, Sylvanus Olympio (so what) So what: Tried to reduce French influence
→
assassinated in coup → his assassination
in a coup
highlights instability and neocolonial
pressures
after independence.
Julius Nyerere (who) Who: Leader of independence; theorist of
Ujamaa
socialism, First President of Tanzania
Julius Nyerere (when) When: 1922-1999; active 1950s-1980s
(president
1964-85)
Julius Nyerere (where) Where: Tanzania
Julius Nyerere (so what) So what: Promoted rural collectivism +
unity;
shaped debates on African socialism
("Ujamaa");
key figure in postcolonial nation-building.
Kwame Nkrumah (who) Who: First Prime Minister/President of
Ghana,
Independence leader; Pan-African theorist
Kwame Nkrumah (when) When: 1909-1972; active 1940s-1966
(overthrown)
