WAEC Government 1993 Question 55

Question 55

OAU and African Union

The moving force behind the formation of OAU was

  1. A.William Tubman.
  2. B.Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
  3. C.Jomo Kenyatta.
  4. D.Kwame Nkrumah.
  5. E.Julius Nyerere.
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Answer: D (Kwame Nkrumah.)

Explanation

Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana was the leading champion of African unity, and his campaign led to the founding of the OAU in 1963. (The OAU was replaced by the African Union in 2002.)