Organization of African Unity

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The Organization of African Unity was a continental intergovernmental organization, founded in 1963 and later succeeded by the African Union, that aimed to promote unity, solidarity, and political and economic cooperation among African states while supporting decolonization and the end of apartheid.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf continental organization
intergovernmental organization
international organization
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
dateSigned 1963-05-25
dissolved 2002-07-09
followedBy African Union Constitutive Act implementation
foundingDocument Charter of the Organization of African Unity NERFINISHED
foundingLocation Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
foundingMember Algeria NERFINISHED
Benin NERFINISHED
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED
Burundi NERFINISHED
Cameroon NERFINISHED
Central African Republic NERFINISHED
Chad NERFINISHED
Congo-Brazzaville NERFINISHED
Congo-Léopoldville NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Gabon NERFINISHED
Ghana NERFINISHED
Guinea NERFINISHED
Ivory Coast NERFINISHED
Kenya NERFINISHED
Liberia NERFINISHED
Libya NERFINISHED
Madagascar NERFINISHED
Mali NERFINISHED
Mauritania NERFINISHED
Morocco NERFINISHED
Niger NERFINISHED
Nigeria NERFINISHED
Rwanda NERFINISHED
Senegal NERFINISHED
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED
Somalia NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
Tanganyika NERFINISHED
Togo NERFINISHED
Tunisia NERFINISHED
Uganda NERFINISHED
goal coordinate and intensify cooperation for development
defend sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states
eradicate all forms of colonialism in Africa
promote unity and solidarity among African states
support the struggle against apartheid
hasPart Assembly of Heads of State and Government NERFINISHED
Council of Ministers NERFINISHED
General Secretariat NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
inception 1963-05-25
legalForm charter-based organization
memberOf United Nations observer system
motto Unity and Solidarity NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 53
officialLanguage Arabic
English
French
Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese

Spanish
replaced Union of African States NERFINISHED
replacedBy African Union NERFINISHED
secretaryGeneral Diallo Telli NERFINISHED
Edem Kodjo NERFINISHED
Salim Ahmed Salim NERFINISHED
shortName OAU NERFINISHED

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Abuja Accord abbreviationOfSupportingOrganization Organization of African Unity
this entity surface form: OAU
Abuja Treaty adoptedBy Organization of African Unity
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights adoptedBy Organization of African Unity
Aouzou Strip annexationNotRecognizedBy Organization of African Unity
African Economic Community establishedBy Organization of African Unity
apartheid government of South Africa facedSanctionsFrom Organization of African Unity
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic formerMemberOf Organization of African Unity
PAP foundingOrganization Organization of African Unity
subject surface form: Pan-African Parliament
African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa mainOrganisingBody Organization of African Unity
this entity surface form: Organisation of African Unity
Algiers Agreement mediatedBy Organization of African Unity
Lusaka Protocol mediatedBy Organization of African Unity
Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity partOf Organization of African Unity
African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa participant Organization of African Unity
this entity surface form: Organisation of African Unity
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (in judicial protection role) predecessorOrganization Organization of African Unity
subject surface form: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Eritrea–Ethiopia border relatedOrganization Organization of African Unity
Western Sahara conflict relatedOrganization Organization of African Unity
Consciencism relatedTo Organization of African Unity
African Union institutional system replaced Organization of African Unity
this entity surface form: Organization of African Unity institutional framework
Abuja Accord supportedBy Organization of African Unity
African National Congress headquarters in exile supportedBy Organization of African Unity
Algiers Agreement witnessedBy Organization of African Unity