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  1. 1946: 1 event
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  7. 1952: 1 event

  1. · Conflict episode

    First Indochina War and the 1954 Geneva Accords

    France fought the Viet Minh from 1946, was defeated at Dien Bien Phu in May 1954, and the resulting Geneva Accords divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel pending national elections that were never held.

    In: Vietnam

  2. · Election

    Gold Coast general elections, 1951-1956

    The CPP, led by Kwame Nkrumah, won successive Gold Coast general elections in 1951, 1954 (the first under full adult suffrage) and 1956, consolidating the political mandate for independence.

    In: Ghana

  3. · Conflict episode

    Mau Mau uprising, 1952-1960

    The Mau Mau, mainly Kikuyu fighters seeking the return of land and self-rule, waged an armed uprising against British colonial rule from 1952 to 1960, met with a declared state of emergency, mass detentions, and a disputed casualty toll far higher than the official figure.

    In: Kenya