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200 10$aCold War and decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958$b[electronic resource] /$fElizabeth Schmidt
210   $aAthens $cOhio University Press$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (327 p.)
225 1 $aWestern African studies
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 283-292) and index.
327   $aIllustrations; 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
330   $a In September 1958, Guinea claimed its independence, rejecting a constitution that would have relegated it to junior partnership in the French Community. In all the French empire, Guinea was the only territory to vote "No." Orchestrating the "No" vote was the Guinean branch of the Rassemblement De?mocratique Africain (RDA), an alliance of political parties with affiliates in French West and Equatorial Africa and the United Nations trusts of Togo and Cameroon. Although Guinea's stance vis-a?-vis the 1958 constitution has been recognized as unique, until now the historical roots of this phenomenon
410  0$aWestern African studies.
606   $aDecolonization$zGuinea
607   $aGuinea$xHistory$xAutonomy and independence movements
607   $aGuinea$xPolitics and government
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aDecolonization
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700   $aSchmidt$b Elizabeth$f1955-$0521180
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