SOCIO-HISTORIC EVOLUTION
Visited by the Portuguese in the XVth century, the West African coasts had to experience the slave trade which went on until the XIXth century. During this period, the inhuman trade which brought about considerable consequences led to the deportation of 10 to 11 million Africans to America... More
The first contacts with Europe date back to the XVth century when Portuguese explorers began to line their trading posts along the West African coasts. They were engaged in the trade of slaves, gold, ivory. Place names are still bearing their mark : Rio Nunez, Rio Pongo, Cap Verga. In the following centuries they were imitated by the French and finally the latter supplanted the former... More
From 1945, soon after World War II, the context of Franco-African relations radically changed, producing quite considerable spillover effects... More
Even before independence, the plan of action of the PDG was the total decolonization of patterns underlying the organization of the country. It aimed at building a socialist society through the radical transformation of existing economic and social models as well as changes in behavior and minds... More
No sooner had the funeral of President Ahmed Sekou TOURE finished than the ill-concealed resentment and political ambitions of the various State dignitaries of the former regime were brought to light... More
With the adoption of the new Basic Law, the process of democratization and establishing a State where law and order prevails got moving. Under conditions determined by various organic laws, several political parties came into being and were authorized, elections (municipal, presidential and legislative) were held and institutions established... More
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