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JAMB Government 1986 Question 50

Question 50

OAU and African Union

Which of these groups of African leaders is closely associated with the formation of the OAU

  1. A.Haile Selassie, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, William Tubman
  2. B.Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Jean Bokassa, Kwame Nkrumah
  3. C.Kwame Nkrumah, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Jomo Kenyatta
  4. D.Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Haile Selassie
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Answer: D (Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Haile Selassie)

Explanation

Nkrumah was the leading campaigner for African unity, Emperor Haile Selassie hosted the 1963 founding summit, and Nyerere was a key founder. Kenyatta and Bokassa were not yet in power in May 1963.