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Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African Unity

January 01, 1970

During the Cold War period former Southeast European country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia established and maintained significant political, cultural and economic exchanges and relations with newly independent African states. While majority of multilateral exchanges were organized via Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations, significant cooperation developed with the Organisation of African Unity as well, predecessor to contemporary African Union. Yugoslavia was the only non-African country which participated in funding of the Liberation Committee of the Organisation of African Unity.[1][2] While being a uniquely involved in the workings of the body the country nevertheless preferred bilateral relations with individual liberation movements.[3] The Organisation of African Unity included the Non-Alignment principle in its charter while Yugoslavia consider the organisation to be the only legitimate representative for the entire African continent throughout the Cold War era.[4] Yugoslavia therefore followed common OAU line in its own policies towards issues in Africa.[4]

Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African Unity
Organisation of African Unity
Yugoslavia

Context edit

Yugoslavia, contrary to many Western Bloc countries in Europe did not have any direct colonial past which complicated relations between former Metropoles and newly independent states. The country believed that its own historical experiences of foreign domination by Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empire, challenges in development and complex multi-ethnic federalist structure are akin to experiences of newly independent post-colonial countries in Africa. At the same time, from the 1948 Tito–Stalin split onwards the country was not anymore under the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union and was instead focused on non-Bloc countries. As the maneuvering space for neutral countries in deeply divided Europe was shrinking Yugoslavia turned its foreign policy focus on new allies among former colonies and mandate territories, primarily in Africa and the Middle East.

Yugoslav construction firm Energoprojekt constructed and designed the Kampala International Conference Center in 1975 to accommodate the 13th Summit of the Organization of African Unity.[5] Yugoslav architect Mario Jobst was invited to work on the conference center for the 14th OAU Summit in Libreville as well.[6] Some exchanges remained at the level of planning with Yugoslav architect Branko Petrović creating the general plan for the headquarters building of the Organisation of African Unity in Addis Ababa in early 1960's which was never implemented in practice.[7]

Gallery edit

Yugoslav foreign relations with African states edit

Country Independence Formal Relations Began Notes
  Algeria 5 July 1962[8] 2 July 1962[8]
Main article: Algeria–Yugoslavia relations
  Angola 11 November 1975[8] 1975[8]
Main article: Angola–Yugoslavia relations
  Benin 1 August 1960[8] 1962[8]
  Botswana 30 September 1966[8] 1970[8]
  Burkina Faso 5 August 1960[8] 1968[8]
  Burundi 1 July 1962[8] 1962[8]
Main article: Burundi–Yugoslavia relations
  Gabon 17 August 1960[8] 1960[8]
Main article: Gabon–Yugoslavia relations
  Gambia 18 February 1965[8] 1965[8]
  Ghana 6 March 1957[8] 1959[8]
Main article: Ghana–Yugoslavia relations
  Guinea 2 October 1958[8] 1958[8]
  Guinea-Bissau 10 September 1974[8] 1975[8]
  Egypt 28 February 1922[8] 1 February 1908 (continued relations of the Kingdom of Serbia)[8]
Main article: Egypt–Yugoslavia relations

  Equatorial Guinea 12 October 1968[8] 1970[8]
  Ethiopia never colonized in a classical sense (temporary Italian occupation)[8] 1952[8]
Main article: Ethiopia–Yugoslavia relations
  Zambia 24 October 1964[8] 1964[8]
Main article: Yugoslavia–Zambia relations
  Zimbabwe 18 April 1980[8] 1980[8]
Main article: Yugoslavia–Zimbabwe relations
  Cameroon 1 January 1960[8] 1960[8]
  Cape Verde 5 July 1975[8] 1975[8]
Main article: Cape Verde–Yugoslavia relations
  Kenya 12/20 December 1963[8] 1963[8]
  Zaire 30 June 1960[8] 1961[8]
Main article: Democratic Republic of the Congo–Yugoslavia relations
  Republic of the Congo 15 August 1960[8] 1964[8]
Main article: Republic of the Congo–Yugoslavia relations
  Lesotho 4 October 1966[8] 1972[8]
  Liberia 26 July 1847[8] 1959[8]
  Libya 24 December 1951[8] 1955[8]
Main article: Libya–Yugoslavia relations
  Madagascar 26 June 1960[8] 1960[8]
  Mali 22 September 1960[8] 1961[8]
  Morocco 2 March 1956[8] 2 March 1957[8]
Main article: Morocco–Yugoslavia relations
  Mauritius 12 March 1968[8] 1969[8]
  Mozambique 25 June 1975[8] 1975[8]
  Namibia 21 March 1990[8] 1990[8]
  Nigeria 1 October 1960[8] 1960[8]
Main article: Nigeria–Yugoslavia relations
  Ivory Coast 7 August 1960[8] 1968[8]
  Rwanda 1 July 1962[8] 1971[8]
  Sao Tome and Principe 12 July 1975[8] 1977[8]
  Seychelles 29 June 1976[8] 1977[8]
  Senegal 20 August 1960[8] 1961[8]
  Sierra Leone 27 April 1961[8] 1961[8]
Main article: Sierra Leone–Yugoslavia relations
  Swaziland 6 September 1968[8] 1968[8]
  Somalia 1 July 1960[8] 1960[8]
  Sudan 1 January 1956[8] 1956[8]
Main article: Sudan–Yugoslavia relations
  Tanzania 1961, 26 April 1964 (unification)[8] 1961[8]
Main article: Tanzania–Yugoslavia relations
  Togo 27 April 1960[8] 1960[8]
  Tunisia 20 March 1956[8] 1957[8]
  Uganda 9 October 1962[8] 1963[8]
Main article: Uganda–Yugoslavia relations
  Central African Republic 13 August 1960[8] 1960[8]
  Chad 11 August 1960[8] 1966[8]
  Djibouti 27 June 1977[8] 1978[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pustaj, Marko (23 December 2016). Ekonomski odnosi SFRJ i nesvrstanih zemalja Afrike 1973 - 1981 (PDF) (Thesis). University of Zagreb. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ Markakis, John (October 1966). "The Organisation of African Unity: A Progress Report". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 4 (2): 135–153. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ Milorad Lazic (2021). "Arsenal of the Global South: Yugoslavia's Military Aid to Nonaligned Countries and Liberation Movements". Nationalities Papers. 49 (3): 428–445. doi:10.1017/nps.2020.6.
  4. ^ a b R. Radonić, Nemanja (2020). Слика Африке у Југославији (1945-1991) (PDF) (Doctoral Thesis). University of Belgrade. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ Donald Niebyl. "10 Works of Yugoslav Modernist Architecture in Africa & the Middle East". Spomenik. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ Jovana Georgievski. "Jugoslavija, Tito i nesvrstani: Kako je socijalistička arhitektura osvojila Afriku". BBC. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ Lidija Butković Mićin; Saša Šimpraga. "Afrički i azijski opusi hrvatskih arhitekata". Vizkultura. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp Radina Vučetić; Pol Bets; Radovan Cukić; Ana Sladojević (2017). Tito u Africi: slike solidarnosti (PDF). Museum of Yugoslavia. ISBN 978-86-84811-45-7.

January 01, 1970
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During the Cold War period former Southeast European country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia established and maintained significant political cultural and economic exchanges and relations with newly independent African states While majority of multilateral exchanges were organized via Non Aligned Movement and the United Nations significant cooperation developed with the Organisation of African Unity as well predecessor to contemporary African Union Yugoslavia was the only non African country which participated in funding of the Liberation Committee of the Organisation of African Unity 1 2 While being a uniquely involved in the workings of the body the country nevertheless preferred bilateral relations with individual liberation movements 3 The Organisation of African Unity included the Non Alignment principle in its charter while Yugoslavia consider the organisation to be the only legitimate representative for the entire African continent throughout the Cold War era 4 Yugoslavia therefore followed common OAU line in its own policies towards issues in Africa 4 Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African UnityOrganisation of African Unity Yugoslavia Contents 1 Context 2 Gallery 3 Yugoslav foreign relations with African states 4 See also 5 ReferencesContext editYugoslavia contrary to many Western Bloc countries in Europe did not have any direct colonial past which complicated relations between former Metropoles and newly independent states The country believed that its own historical experiences of foreign domination by Austro Hungarian and Ottoman empire challenges in development and complex multi ethnic federalist structure are akin to experiences of newly independent post colonial countries in Africa At the same time from the 1948 Tito Stalin split onwards the country was not anymore under the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union and was instead focused on non Bloc countries As the maneuvering space for neutral countries in deeply divided Europe was shrinking Yugoslavia turned its foreign policy focus on new allies among former colonies and mandate territories primarily in Africa and the Middle East Yugoslav construction firm Energoprojekt constructed and designed the Kampala International Conference Center in 1975 to accommodate the 13th Summit of the Organization of African Unity 5 Yugoslav architect Mario Jobst was invited to work on the conference center for the 14th OAU Summit in Libreville as well 6 Some exchanges remained at the level of planning with Yugoslav architect Branko Petrovic creating the general plan for the headquarters building of the Organisation of African Unity in Addis Ababa in early 1960 s which was never implemented in practice 7 Gallery edit nbsp President Josip Broz Tito at the end of his 1970 visit to Tanzania nbsp President Tito and Emperor Haile Selassie in Pula SR Croatia nbsp President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah and President Tito in Belgrade SR Serbia nbsp 1977 Angola Yugoslavia official talks on Brijuni islands nbsp Jovanka Broz and Mrs el Shafei together with Josip Broz Tito and Hussein el Shafei in LuxorYugoslav foreign relations with African states editCountry Independence Formal Relations Began Notes nbsp Algeria 5 July 1962 8 2 July 1962 8 Main article Algeria Yugoslavia relations nbsp Angola 11 November 1975 8 1975 8 Main article Angola Yugoslavia relations nbsp Benin 1 August 1960 8 1962 8 nbsp Botswana 30 September 1966 8 1970 8 nbsp Burkina Faso 5 August 1960 8 1968 8 nbsp Burundi 1 July 1962 8 1962 8 Main article Burundi Yugoslavia relations nbsp Gabon 17 August 1960 8 1960 8 Main article Gabon Yugoslavia relations nbsp Gambia 18 February 1965 8 1965 8 nbsp Ghana 6 March 1957 8 1959 8 Main article Ghana Yugoslavia relations nbsp Guinea 2 October 1958 8 1958 8 nbsp Guinea Bissau 10 September 1974 8 1975 8 nbsp Egypt 28 February 1922 8 1 February 1908 continued relations of the Kingdom of Serbia 8 Main article Egypt Yugoslavia relations nbsp Equatorial Guinea 12 October 1968 8 1970 8 nbsp Ethiopia never colonized in a classical sense temporary Italian occupation 8 1952 8 Main article Ethiopia Yugoslavia relations nbsp Zambia 24 October 1964 8 1964 8 Main article Yugoslavia Zambia relations nbsp Zimbabwe 18 April 1980 8 1980 8 Main article Yugoslavia Zimbabwe relations nbsp Cameroon 1 January 1960 8 1960 8 nbsp Cape Verde 5 July 1975 8 1975 8 Main article Cape Verde Yugoslavia relations nbsp Kenya 12 20 December 1963 8 1963 8 nbsp Zaire 30 June 1960 8 1961 8 Main article Democratic Republic of the Congo Yugoslavia relations nbsp Republic of the Congo 15 August 1960 8 1964 8 Main article Republic of the Congo Yugoslavia relations nbsp Lesotho 4 October 1966 8 1972 8 nbsp Liberia 26 July 1847 8 1959 8 nbsp Libya 24 December 1951 8 1955 8 Main article Libya Yugoslavia relations nbsp Madagascar 26 June 1960 8 1960 8 nbsp Mali 22 September 1960 8 1961 8 nbsp Morocco 2 March 1956 8 2 March 1957 8 Main article Morocco Yugoslavia relations nbsp Mauritius 12 March 1968 8 1969 8 nbsp Mozambique 25 June 1975 8 1975 8 nbsp Namibia 21 March 1990 8 1990 8 nbsp Nigeria 1 October 1960 8 1960 8 Main article Nigeria Yugoslavia relations nbsp Ivory Coast 7 August 1960 8 1968 8 nbsp Rwanda 1 July 1962 8 1971 8 nbsp Sao Tome and Principe 12 July 1975 8 1977 8 nbsp Seychelles 29 June 1976 8 1977 8 nbsp Senegal 20 August 1960 8 1961 8 nbsp Sierra Leone 27 April 1961 8 1961 8 Main article Sierra Leone Yugoslavia relations nbsp Swaziland 6 September 1968 8 1968 8 nbsp Somalia 1 July 1960 8 1960 8 nbsp Sudan 1 January 1956 8 1956 8 Main article Sudan Yugoslavia relations nbsp Tanzania 1961 26 April 1964 unification 8 1961 8 Main article Tanzania Yugoslavia relations nbsp Togo 27 April 1960 8 1960 8 nbsp Tunisia 20 March 1956 8 1957 8 nbsp Uganda 9 October 1962 8 1963 8 Main article Uganda Yugoslavia relations nbsp Central African Republic 13 August 1960 8 1960 8 nbsp Chad 11 August 1960 8 1966 8 nbsp Djibouti 27 June 1977 8 1978 8 See also editForeign relations of the African Union Yugoslavia and the Non Aligned Movement Museum of African Art Belgrade Yugoslavia European Communities relations Africa China relations List of United States ambassadors to the African UnionReferences edit Pustaj Marko 23 December 2016 Ekonomski odnosi SFRJ i nesvrstanih zemalja Afrike 1973 1981 PDF Thesis University of Zagreb Retrieved 12 February 2021 Markakis John October 1966 The Organisation of African Unity A Progress Report The Journal of Modern African Studies 4 2 135 153 Retrieved 12 February 2021 Milorad Lazic 2021 Arsenal of the Global South Yugoslavia s Military Aid to Nonaligned Countries and Liberation Movements Nationalities Papers 49 3 428 445 doi 10 1017 nps 2020 6 a b R Radonic Nemanja 2020 Slika Afrike u Јugoslaviјi 1945 1991 PDF Doctoral Thesis University of Belgrade Retrieved 12 February 2021 Donald Niebyl 10 Works of Yugoslav Modernist Architecture in Africa amp the Middle East Spomenik Retrieved 12 February 2021 Jovana Georgievski Jugoslavija Tito i nesvrstani Kako je socijalisticka arhitektura osvojila Afriku BBC Retrieved 12 February 2021 Lidija Butkovic Micin Sasa Simpraga Africki i azijski opusi hrvatskih arhitekata Vizkultura Retrieved 12 February 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp Radina Vucetic Pol Bets Radovan Cukic Ana Sladojevic 2017 Tito u Africi slike solidarnosti PDF Museum of Yugoslavia ISBN 978 86 84811 45 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African Unity amp oldid 1224841307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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