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Cold War and decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958 /

In September 1958, Guinea claimed its independence, rejecting a constitution that would have relegated it to junior partnership in the French Community. In all the French empire, Guinea was the only territory to vote "No." Orchestrating the "No" vote was the Guinean branch of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmidt, Elizabeth, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2007.
Colección:Western African studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In September 1958, Guinea claimed its independence, rejecting a constitution that would have relegated it to junior partnership in the French Community. In all the French empire, Guinea was the only territory to vote "No." Orchestrating the "No" vote was the Guinean branch of the Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (RDA), an alliance of political parties with affiliates in French West and Equatorial Africa and the United Nations trusts of Togo and Cameroon. Although Guinea's stance vis-à-vis the 1958 constitution has been recognized as unique, until now the historical roots of this phenomen
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index.
ISBN:9780821442562
0821442562
0821417630
9780821417638