The day Guinea rejected de Gaulle of France and chose independence / Lansiné Kaba ; with assistance from Stephen Belcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaba, Lansiné, author.

Contributor:

Belcher, Stephen, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political development.

International relations.

Autonomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Diasporic Africa Press, [2020]

Summary:

The Guinea of Sékou Touré entered modern history as an independent African nation on September 28, 1958 with a resounding "No" to the French community proposed by General Charles de Gaulle. Sékou Touré thought only free peoples were capable of assuming their destiny. Though the Guinean leader was experienced in the debates of the French National Assembly, perhaps he misjudged the internal situation of France, its obligations in the face of international appetites in the delicate period of decolonization. Professor Lansiné Kaba, a Guinean historian, recounts in this work not only the events which led to the negative vote and which followed it, but also, with hindsight, a real retrospective in light of burning questions about leadership, the use of power, the duty of remembrance and unity, the democratic choice and the future of Guinea facing the challenges of the 21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kaba, Lansiné The Day Guinea Rejected De Gaulle of France and Chose Independence

ISBN:

1-937306-73-9

OCLC:

1292358730