African Independence

One of the things that happened from the 1950's to 1970's in Africa was a lot of Independance. At first, the African continent was controlled by European countries athat colonized it. It was used as a place for resources for the European Industries. The Africans were tought the modern way to dress and the European Culture including language.
Most of the Africans didnt like that and from 1950 to 1980, the African countries had their independance back. Some of the leaders that helped accomplish this were Leopold Senghor who became the first president of Sengal. Nkrumah was also a famous president of Ghana. The Congo, algeria, and many other countries had gained their independence too. But after all the countries did, the society was weak. The Africans were not ready yet to establish their own democracy and government. They still had trouble in life and faced many civil wars.