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138 lines
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**African Socialism** refers to a political philosophy that existed
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throughout the second half of the 20th century across
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[Africa](Africa "wikilink"). Common features of African Socialism
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include:
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- Economic development guided by the state
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- A strong, pan-African identity and the condemnation of colonialism
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- Centered around a strongman
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- Low levels of civil liberties
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African Socialism was practiced by 21 states (out of 52 states) or 40%
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of the continent. Although starting with good intentions, it largely
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failed due to the combined influence of the
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[US](Timeline_of_US_Imperialism "wikilink") and
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[USSR](Timeline_of_USSR_Imperialism "wikilink") in their efforts to
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manipulate Africa in the [Cold War](Cold_War "wikilink"). Most African
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Socialist States failed economically and were wiped out by revolutions,
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civil wars, coups and foreign manipulation. 62% of African Socialist
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States collapsed during the [Revolutions of 1986 -
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1995](Revolutions_of_1986_-_1995 "wikilink").
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## Variants
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### Ujamaa
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### Ubuntu
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### Harambee
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## African Socialist States
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### Algeria
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From 1962 to 1988
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### Angola
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From 1975 to 1991
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### Benin
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From 1975 to 1990
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### Burkina Faso
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From 1983 to 1987, [Burkina Faso](Burkina_Faso "wikilink") practiced
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African Socialism led by [Thomas Sankara](Thomas_Sankara "wikilink").
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The government had highly successful land reform, rail and road
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development, construction of hundreds of new medical clinics, mass
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reforestation, vaccinating millions, ending neo-colonial influence over
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the country, expanding women's rights massively and increasing
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agricultural production by 250%. However, his failures came from his
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repression of unions, failure to raise literacy and his murder in a
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military coup backed [mainly by France](Françafrique "wikilink") and the
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[USA](Timeline_of_US_Imperialism "wikilink").\[1\]
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### Cape Verde
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From 1975 to 1990
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### Congo
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From 1969 to 1991
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### Egypt
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From 1952 to 1970
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### Ethiopia
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From 1974 to 1987
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### Ghana
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From 1957 to 1966
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### Guinea
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From 1958 to 1984
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### Libya
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From 1969 to 2011
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### Madagascar
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From 1975 to 1992
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### Mali
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From 1960 to 1968, [Mali](Mali "wikilink") practiced African Socialism
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led by [Modibo Keïta](Modibo_Keïta "wikilink").
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### Mozambique
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From 1975 to 1990
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### Senegal
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From 1960 to 1980
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### Seychelles
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From 1977 to 2004
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### Somalia
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From 1969 to 1991
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### Sudan
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From 1969 to 1985
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### Tanzania
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From 1964 to 1985
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### Zambia
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From 1964 to 1991
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### Zimbabwe
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From 1980 to 2017
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## Libertarian Socialism in Africa
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Libertarian Socialism also became increasingly popular in Egypt after
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the Arab Spring.
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## See Also
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- [Arab Socialism](Arab_Socialism "wikilink")
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1. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sankara> |