Politics in Sierra Leone 1947-1967 / / John Cartwright.
Sierra Leona is unique among African states in the extent of its commitment to competition between individuals and parties for political office. Until 1967 it maintained a political system marked by vigorous competition between parties and by numerous opportunities for the expression of diverse and...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017] ©1970 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Heritage
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One. The background to decolonization
- 1. The constraints of tradition and history
- 2. African political responses to colonialism
- Part Two. The 1951 constitution: the SLPP is formed
- 3. Constitutional crisis, 1947–50
- 4. The 1951 elections: the SLPP takes shape
- Part Three. The entrenching of the oligarchy
- 5. The turbulent years: social mobilization and political protest
- 6. The SLPP: the hegemony of an elite
- 7. The game of opposition
- Part Four. The growth of a new tribal polarization
- 8. The birth of the All Peoples Congress
- 9. The 1962 election
- 10. Sir Milton and the opposition: tolerated pluralism
- Part Five. The rise and fall of Albert Margai
- 11. 1964–65: Prime Minister against party
- 12. 1965–66: towards a one-party state?
- 13. 1966–67: the fall of Sir Albert Margai
- Conclusions
- Note on sources
- Index