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The 36 pages that link to Decolonisation of Africa, each with the reason it gives.

• DecolonizationBroader topic: It was a central regional wave, with outcomes ranging from negotiated transitions to liberation wars.

• French colonial empireRelated: It dissolved most of France’s African empire during the mid-twentieth century.

• Scramble for AfricaRelated: Independence movements inherited many boundaries and institutions established during the partition.

• Colonialism in AfricaBroader topic: Independence movements dismantled formal colonial rule across much of the continent.

• Portuguese Colonial WarRelated: Portugal’s refusal to follow the postwar decolonization movement helped trigger armed resistance.

• AfricaRelated: It transformed colonial territories into independent states across the continent.

• Amílcar CabralNarrower topic: Cabral’s movement belonged to the continent-wide struggle to dismantle European colonial rule.

• Mozambican War of IndependenceRelated: Mozambique’s struggle formed part of the continent-wide end of European empire.

• LiberiaNarrower topic: Liberia’s earlier independence sits outside the principal wave of postwar African decolonization.

• Ghanaian independenceNarrower topic: Ghana's early independence became a prominent precedent within this wider transformation.

• Green MarchNarrower topic: The march unfolded amid the final phase of European colonial rule in Africa.

• Nigerian nationalismNarrower topic: Nigeria’s independence formed part of the wider African decolonization wave.

• Things Fall ApartRelated: The novel appeared in 1958, as anticolonial movements reshaped political and cultural debates.

• African socialismNarrower topic: Independence movements created the political setting for leaders to define distinct economic paths.

• French CommunityNarrower topic: The Community was a French attempt to reshape colonial ties amid accelerating independence movements.

• Agostinho NetoRelated: Neto’s leadership became one prominent instance of African decolonization.

• Sub-Saharan AfricaRelated: Independence transformed political authority across most of the region.

• Senegalese independenceNarrower topic: Senegal’s transition formed one part of the continent-wide wave of decolonization around 1960.

• Congolese independenceNarrower topic: Congo’s rapid transition formed part of the continent-wide decolonization wave of 1960.

• Eduardo MondlaneNarrower topic: Mondlane’s activism formed part of a wider continental movement for self-government.

• Guinea-Bissau War of IndependenceNarrower topic: The war unfolded amid continent-wide demands for independence.

• African Writers SeriesRelated: Newly independent states and debates about identity formed a major context for the series.

• Immanuel WallersteinRelated: Wallerstein’s research on Africa and newly independent states informed his critique of development theory.

• African modernismRelated: Independence movements changed the political stakes and public roles of modern art.

• French CongoRelated: Its political organizing and independence movement ended French rule in 1960.

• 1960sRelated: A wave of African independence reshaped the decade’s international order.

• African studiesRelated: Independence intensified demands for African-led research and curricula.

• Bob DenardNarrower topic: New states and unsettled security arrangements opened space for foreign military adventurers.

• Decolonization of the AmericasNarrower topic: Its largely twentieth-century wave contrasts with the earlier independence of most mainland American colonies.

• Organisation of African UnityNarrower topic: Newly independent governments sought solidarity against remaining colonial rule and racial domination.

• History of the Central African RepublicNarrower topic: The country's path to sovereignty formed part of this continent-wide transformation.

• African GamesNarrower topic: Newly independent states sought continental institutions and shared public events.

• Culture of AfricaRelated: Independence movements reshaped public identities, cultural institutions, and national narratives.

• History of AfricaRelated: Independence movements recast sovereignty across the continent after colonial rule.

• History of AlgeriaNarrower topic: Algeria’s war became one of the continent’s defining struggles for decolonization.

• History of West AfricaNarrower topic: West African independence movements formed an early and influential part of this continent-wide transition.