African Independence

Africa in 1955 had more colonies than Africa in 1975. Africa in 1975 has more independent countries than Africa in 1955. There are more independent countries in 1975 because Africans thought it was necessary to separate themselves from Europe. More African countries were effective in this plan and therefore had more independent countries in 1975.

Kwame Nkrumah, one of the leaders of African Independence, organized many nonviolent protests such as strikes and boycotts. His efforts were worth it in 1957 where Ghana became the first nation to be governed by Africans.

Jomo Kenyatta had strong leadership in Kenya. He worked hard to unite some countries together and had Nairobi into a major business center of East Africa but sadly he died in 1978.

There were a lot of leaders who fought for Africa's independence. Their success gradually had Africa into its own nation. Many movements and rebellions had taken places. Such bold actions led Africa into having their own independence over 20 years.