African Military History and Politics: Coups and Ideological Incursions, 1900-Present

Alex-Assensoh, Y.

Africa's former colonial masters, including Great Britain; France, Portugal and Spain, trained members and leaders of the various colonial Armed Forces to be politically non-partisan. Yet, the modern-day Armed Forces on the continent, made up of the Army, Police, Air Force and Navy, have become so politicized that many countries in Africa are today ruled or have already been ruled by military dictators through coups d'etat, occasionally for good reasons as the book points out. This book traces the historical-cum-political evolution of these events, and what bodes for Africa, where the unending military incursions into partisan politics are concerned.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-05-02

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349386703

DOI: 10.1057/9780312292720

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 226