Questions and Answers
Who was the leading Nigerian nationalist known as 'Zik'?
Nnamdi Azikiwe
When did Nigeria as a whole gain independence?
1960
Which event led to a civil war known as the Biafran War in Nigeria?
Ethnic diversity becoming a dividing issue
Which British prime minister's tenure led to a change in colonial policy in East Africa in 1957?
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Who was arrested in 1952 along with other political figures due to the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya?
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'Kenya became independent in 1963' - Who was allowed to become the prime minister of Kenya at independence?
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Study Notes
- Nigeria was the largest British colony in Africa, with Nnamdi Azikiwe being a prominent nationalist known as 'Zik'.
- In 1945, Azikiwe organized a significant general strike, and a new constitution in the same year introduced local assemblies for federal regions in Nigeria.
- Nigeria gained independence in 1960, but ethnic diversity led to the Biafran War in 1967.
- East African colonies had complexities due to British settlers and interests; a shift in British colonial policy occurred in 1957 under Prime Minister Harold MacMillan.
- In Kenya, the British were adamant about retaining control, while Africans like Jomo Kenyatta fought for independence; the Mau Mau uprising began in 1952.
- Kenyatta was imprisoned in 1952 but released in 1959; he later became Kenya's prime minister upon independence in 1963.
- By the early 20th century, all African countries were colonized except Ethiopia and Liberia.
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