African Political Leadership : Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, and Julius K. Nyerere

by Assensoh, A. B.

• ISBN13: 9780894649110
• ISBN10: 0894649116
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-07-01
• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co

Summary

In African politics, Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere, and Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah were known for their early radical ideas, and in the case of Nkrumah and Nyerere, for their socialistic political stance. Kenyatta was well known for his suspected leadership in the Mau-Mau revolt against British colonial rule; Nyerere for his "Ujamaa", a cooperative/socialist enterprise; and Kwame Nkrumah as the indigenous African leader who, in 1957, lit the torch of modern African political independence. This book analyzes their nationalistic-cum-Pan-Africanist and overall political contributions to African history.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii	(8)
John Mukum Mbaku
Preface and Acknowledgments	xv
1. Introduction: The Life and Times of Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, and Julius Kambarage Nyerere	1	(30)
2. Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya	31	(38)
3. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana	69	(48)
4. Julius Kambarage Nyerere of Tanzania	117	(26)
5. Conclusion	143	(16)
Appendix 1. Organization of African Unity (OAU)--The Charter	159	(10)
Appendix 2. The OAU Organization at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	169	(4)
Appendix 3. Member Nations of the OAU	173	(2)
Notes	175	(16)
Bibliography	191	(4)
Index	195