The impact of war on Angola and South Africa: Two southern African case studies

Authors

  • Rialize Ferreira University of South Africa
  • Ian Liebenberg University of South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38140/sjch.v31i3.538

Abstract

Since the late 1950s, and especially during the 1960s, African countries became independent one after another, following an era of colonial rule. Only a few countries made the transition in a relatively peaceful manner (for example, Botswana and Zambia); and only a few of the newly independent states became politically stable countries in the long term (for example, Tanzania, Zambia and Botswana). In numerous cases, tribal/ethnic differences, partisan political leadership, class and élite conflicts, and coups d'état became major destabilising factors (for example, Ethiopia, Ghana, Sudan, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) and Nigeria).

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

##submission.downloads##

Published

2006-12-31

How to Cite

Ferreira, R., & Liebenberg, I. (2006). The impact of war on Angola and South Africa: Two southern African case studies. Southern Journal for Contemporary History, 31(3), 42–73. https://doi.org/10.38140/sjch.v31i3.538

Issue

Section

Articles

Most read articles by the same author(s)