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207. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ( Fredericks ) to Secretary of State Rusk

es in the New African Situation Facts Within the past nine months there have been seven military take-overs of political power in Africa (Algeria, June 19, 1965; Congo, November 25; Dahomey, December 28; CAR, January 1, 1966; Upper Volta, January 3; Nigeria, January 15; and Ghana, February 24). In almost every case the younger officers have joined with experienced officials to eliminate a layer of politicians who were either corrupt or ineffective. This new generation of leadership displays more idealism, while also being more pragmatic. It is strongly nationalist without greater xenophobia. I…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1966-03-05
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXIV, Africa
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v24/d207
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Record ID	`frus:frus1964-68v24/d207`

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207. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ( Fredericks ) to Secretary of State Rusk. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1966. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1964-68v24/d207.