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-Nation
THE emergence of a newly independent
nation is naturally a
time of much jubilation on the part
of the majority of the inhabitants,
for they see in it the attainment of
a long-sought-after goal. It means
for them, they feel, at least a greater
voice in the managing of their
own affairs, and the hope that the future
will be that much morc prosperous, more
satisfying and happy, due to the larger
freedoms gained. At the same time the
birth of a new nation, like the birth of a
child, is often attended by much anxiety
and apprehension.
Viewing recent history on the continent
of Africa, there are some grounds for this
apprehension, for some newly independent
countries have developed into one-party
states, virtually bordering on dictatorships.
Freedom of speech, of press, of political
and religious opinion have been put in sed·
ous jeopardy and, in some cases, sup·
pressed. Other "births" to independence
have been accompanied by the self·
destructive pangs of civil W1rest and, as in
the case of the Congo, civil war. In conse·
quence of this, governments by minority
groups, carried over from the colonial days,
have hardened in their attitude toward
any rapid move to universal suffrage and
truly national government.
The new Republic of Zambia, previously
known to us as Northern Rhodesia, lying
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By "Awoke!"
correspondent in Africa
so close to the Congo's troubled Katanga
area, was in a conspicuous spot for its entry
upon the world stage as an independent
nation on October 24, 1964. In addi·
tion to having Katanga as a neighbor,
there are the independent countries of Tanganyika
and Malawi to the north and east,
Southern Rhooes'l.a to the- south, a ioca\
point of criticism at this time because of
its reluctance to agree to immediate majority
rule, and, to the west, Portuguesedominated
Angola. These countries in particular
are intensely interested in the birth
of this latest of Africa's new nations. The
success or failure of its venture into inde·
pendence will no doubt profoundly affect
the policies of its divergent neighbors for
some time to come.
A Strong Constitution
Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, the first president
of the Republic of Zambia, and the ministers
of his government have expressed
their determination to see to it that the
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