Union of African States

Union of African States Union des Etats africains Confederal International organisation ←   ←   ← 1958–1962 → Flag Capital Not specified Political structure Confederal International organisation History  - Formed 23 November 1958  - Renamed May  - Mali accession April  - Abolished 1962

The Union of African States, was a short lasting union of first two, then three African states in West Africa, in the 1960s. These states were Ghana, Guinea, and Mali. The Union was politically Marxist, and was led by such African revolutionaries as Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Sékou Touré of Guinea.

History

On 23 November 1958 a Ghana-Guinea Union was formed. In May 1959 it was announced that the Union would be renamed Union of African States. In April 1961 Mali joined the Union. The Union fell apart in 1962, when Guinea started to reach out to the United States, against the Marxist leaning of the other partners, who were more oriented towards the Cold war adversary of the U.S., the Soviet Union.

The three-state Union of African States was the inspiration for the song "Ghana, Guinea, Mali union" by highlife musician E. T. Mensah.

Flag

When the Ghana-Guinea Union was formed, its flag was like the flag of Ghana, but with two black stars. When the Union was renamed Union of African States, its flag was specified to be a flag like that of Ghana "with as many black stars as there are members".^[1] So when Mali joined the Union the flag had three stars. The announcement of the Union's flag did not specify the arrangement of the stars; while shown here in a line, it is not known whether this, or possibly another arrangement, was actually used.

External links

• Union of African States at Flags of the World

References

1. ^ Robin McKown. Nkrumah: a Biography. Doubleday, 1973, p. 124.

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