USB ON THE HISTORY:5 AFRICA COUNTRIES THAT DROPPED ARMED STRUGGLE AFTER DECLARATION B/C RECOGNITION

USB ON THE HISTORY: 5 AFRICA COUNTRIES THAT DROPPED ARMED STRUGGLE AFTER DECLARATION B/C RECOGNITION Here is an in-depth analysis of five African liberation movements and nations that issued an official declaration of statehood or established a provisional government-in-exile before achieving full international recognition and subsequently ending their armed struggles. ​1. Guinea-Bissau PAIGC 1963: Armed Struggle Begins] [Sept 24, 1973: Declaration of Statehood] August 26, 1974: Algiers Accord Sept 10, 1974: Full Portuguese Recognition ​Year Armed Struggle Started: 1963 ​Year Official Declaration Issued: 1973 (September 24) ​Year Armed Struggle Ended: 1974 (August 26) ​Duration from Declaration to End of Hostilities: 11 months ​2. Algeria (GPRA / FLN) [1954: Algerian War Starts] [Sept 19, 1958: Exile Govt Declared] [March 19, 1962: Evian Ceasefire] [July 5, 1962: Formal Independence] November 1) ​Year Official Declaration Issued: 1958 (September 19) ​Year Armed Struggle Ended: 1962 (March 19) ​Duration from Declaration to End of Hostilities: 3 years, 6 months ​3. Western Sahara (Polisario Front / SADR) [1973: Insurgency Begins] [Feb 27, 1976: SADR Proclaimed] [Sept 6, 1991: UN Ceasefire] [Present: UN-Monitored Status] Year Armed Struggle Started: 1973 (May 10) ​Year Official Declaration Issued: 1976 (February 27) ​Year Armed Struggle Ended: 1991 (September 6 — First Ceasefire) ​Duration from Declaration to End of Hostilities: 15 years, 6 months ​4. Angola (UNITA) ​4. [1975: Civil War Escalates] [Nov 1975: DPR-Angola Declared] [Feb 2002: Savimbi Killed] [April 4, 2002: Luena Accord] Year Armed Struggle Started: 1975 (Civil war context) ​Year Official Declaration Issued: 1975 (November 11) ​Year Armed Struggle Ended: 2002 (April 4) ​Duration from Declaration to End of Hostilities: 26 years, 5 months ​5. Mozambique (FRELIMO) [1964: Liberation War Begins] [1971-1973: Liberated Zones Shadow State] [Sept 7, 1974: Lusaka Accord] [June 25, 1975: Formal Independence] Year Armed Struggle Started: 1964 (September 25) ​Year Official Declaration Issued: 1973 (Administrative state declared in liberated zones) ​Year Armed Struggle Ended: 1974 (September 7) ​Duration from Declaration to End of Hostilities: ~1 to 2 years