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Pan-Arabism

Josh R, Josh A, Andrew, Tate, Witzie , Hikaru , Ally, Rachel, Justin. Pan-Arabism. The movement for the unification of the Arab world. Known for it’s secular view and socialist ideas. Started in the 1910s. Reached high point in the 1960s. Pan-Arabism.

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Pan-Arabism

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  1. Josh R, Josh A, Andrew, Tate, Witzie, Hikaru, Ally, Rachel, Justin Pan-Arabism

  2. The movement for the unification of the Arab world. Known for it’s secular view and socialist ideas. Started in the 1910s. Reached high point in the 1960s. Pan-Arabism

  3. Sharif Hussein ibn Ali pressed for unification of Arabia. Syrian Thinkers in the 1930’s furthered the idea by combining Marxist and Nationalist ideas. Pan-Arabism is different than Pan-Islamism, secular and nationalistic Origins

  4. President of Egypt Formed the United Arab Republic, a union between Egypt and Syria. Tried to make a joint nation between Libya and Egypt. Attempts at making a unified Arab state failed because of his attempts to make himself head of the country. Nasser

  5. Started off the 70s with the death of Nasser. Attempts to join Egypt and Libya fell through. 1973 Arab Israeli war brought cohesion to the Arab states. War helped them realize the importance in oil as a major economic and political weapon. Resulted in the oil crisis of 1973. Pan-Arabism in the 70s

  6. Angolan War of Independence

  7. Rising Action • 1961-1975 • Angola was a colony of Portugal • Violence began to break out when cotton prices fell.

  8. Their leader Antonio Mariano was captured, tortured, and killed by the authorities shortly after. In 1961 the struggle begins. Rising Action (cont.)

  9. Rising Action (cont.) • In 1974 the government collapses • FNLA (National Liberation Front of Angola) and UNITA receive military support from the U.S., Zaire, and South Africa. • MPLA receives military support from Cuba and the USSR • That November the MPLA dominance causes the U.S. and South Africa to withdraw.

  10. The 3 party leaders met in Mombasa, Kenya in January and agreed to stop fighting each other. They then began negotiations with Portugal. In November 1975 Portugal recognizes Angola as an independent nation. June 1975, trial for FNLA mercenaries came to an end. They sentenced 4 people to death and nine others to prison from 16-30 years. End of the War

  11. Trouble in Uganda

  12. Dictator who ruled Uganda from 1971-1979. He was supported by Muammar al-Gaddafi, the Soviet Union and East Germany. IdiAmin

  13. IdiAmin (cont.) • human rights abuses • political repression • ethnic persecution • extrajudicial killings • Nepotism • Corruption • Gross economic mismanagement. • Under his rule, 300,000 Ugandans died.

  14. IdiAmin (cont.) • In 1972 he expelled almost all of Uganda’s 80,000 Asians and seized their property. • Under his rule, Uganda lost 75% of their elephants, 98% of their rhinos, 90% of the crocodiles, and 80% of the lions and leopards

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