European Colonialism in Africa

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European Colonialism in Africa

• It was created by the colonial state for the
  white colonial class
• Anti-colonial struggle may thus be interpreted as
  being directed both against the colonial state
  and colonial civil society
• The demands of the anti-colonial movements
  implied that fundamental civil and human rights
  should be extended to all members of society, not
  only the colonisers.

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Chinua Achebe

• One of the founders of the new literature
• the first Nigerian writer to successfully
  transmute the conventions of the novel
• Any good story, any good novel, should have a
  message, should have a purpose.

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Nigeria

• Once was a colony of Britian
• Independence 1 October 1960
• Type military government since 31 December 1983
  plans to institute a constitutional conference to
  prepare for a new transition to civilian rule
  after plans for a transition in 1993 were negated
  by General BABANGIDA