Impact
Once Kenya became a free nation other African nations began their own independence movements. South Africa became independent after its racial discrimination that appeared throughout Africa in the late 1950s. Though racial discrimination was a tough barrier to break the United Nations set up a resolution that set up seven points to help end the discrimination in South Africa in the government and society. These points were put into place under the president, Nelson Mandela who in his inaugural address he said the time of turmoil and rebuilding has come which brought significant changes to the perception of society in South Africa. In Rhodesia the Unilateral Declaration of Independence was created for them to obtain independence. In the declaration the Prime Minister, Ian Smith, states that social justice will never be obtained, and that the only way for the Rhodesian people to be treated fairly was to rid the country of foreign influence. This proved to be successful in the late 1960s. Finally, in Tanzania the Arusha Declaration was created to demand independence because for as long as there is foreign influence in Tanzania there would be no industrial development just more poverty and oppression in Tanzanian society. This declaration later led to their independence in 1967. Algeria was another country to be influenced by the KAU and their independence movement. The Algerians created the National Liberation Front, or the FLN. The FLN saw many major defeats to the French and Berbers early on, but were able to negotiate their independence. This was created by force by the Secret Army Organization (OAS). They fought with guerilla warfare and fought in a civil war until independence and peace were restored. The KAU's leadership came from a group of Africans who founded independence movements throughout the continent through protests and revolts to help aid in the end of racial discrimination and independence.
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