03016nam 22006014a 450 991045588990332120200520144314.00-8214-4256-2(CKB)2440000000014100(EBL)1762851(OCoLC)887504013(SSID)ssj0000375775(PQKBManifestationID)11232185(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000375775(PQKBWorkID)10327558(PQKB)10138359(MiAaPQ)EBC1762851(OCoLC)646761745(MdBmJHUP)muse9451(Au-PeEL)EBL1762851(CaPaEBR)ebr10246273(EXLCZ)99244000000001410020070720d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCold War and decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958[electronic resource] /Elizabeth SchmidtAthens Ohio University Press20071 online resource (327 p.)Western African studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-1764-9 0-8214-1763-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292) and index.Illustrations; Abbreviations; French Colonial Officials (1944-59); Maps; Introduction; One: Reformed Imperialism and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945-50; Two: The Break with the PCF and Dissension within the Ranks, 1950-53; Three: The Fraudulent Elections of 1954 and the Resurgence of the RDA, 1954-55; Four: The RDA's Rise to Power and Local Self-Government, 1956-57; Five: The Renaissance of the Left: From Autonomy to Independence, 1956-58; Six: Defiance and Retribution: The Referendum and Its Aftermath, 1958-60; Conclusion and Postscript; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index 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 phenomenonWestern African studies.DecolonizationGuineaGuineaHistoryAutonomy and independence movementsGuineaPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Decolonization966.52/03Schmidt Elizabeth1955-521180MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455889903321Cold War and decolonization in Guinea, 1946-19582139360UNINA