1911-OCT-23

Polity Timeline
UNIA

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

PAN-AFRICAN Association

(London)

- PAN-AFRICA

1920-08-13:

Negro Peoples of the World : NPW

(New York)

- NEGRO PEOPLES

1958-11-11:

United States of West Africa Federation : GHANA-GUINEA UNION

(Accra)

- GHANA-GUINEA

1958-11-23:

United States of West Africa Federation : GHANA-GUINEA UNION

(Accra)

- GHANA-GUINEA

1960-12-24:

Union of Independent AFRICAN STATES [Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union]

(Accra)

- AFRICAN STATES

1963-05-01:

Conference for the Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- AFRICAN UNITY

1963-05-25:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- AFRICAN UNITY

1970-01-01:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- AFRICAN UNITY

2004-07-01:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa ^o + Midrand ^l)

- AFRICAN UNION

2010-01-31:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa ^o + Midrand ^l + Arusha ^j + Dar Es Salaam ^kⁿ)

- AFRICAN UNION

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

PAN-AFRICAN Association

(London)

- PAN-AFRICA

1958-11-11:

United States of West Africa Federation : GHANA-GUINEA UNION

(Accra)

- GHANA-GUINEA

1963-05-01:

Conference for the Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- AFRICAN UNITY

1963-05-25:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- AFRICAN UNITY

1968-10-12:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- AFRICAN UNITY

1970-01-01:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- AFRICAN UNITY

2004-07-01:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa ^o + Midrand ^l)

- AFRICAN UNION

2010-01-31:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa ^o + Midrand ^l + Arusha ^j + Dar Es Salaam ^kⁿ)

- AFRICAN UNION

Sovereignty changes:

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

London

1912-01-01:

New York

1944-01-01:

Cape Coast

1945-01-01:

Manchester

1958-11-11:

Accra

1963-05-01:

Addis Abeba

1991-05-27:

Addis Abeba-Finfinne

2004-03-18:

Addis Abeba-Finfinne + Midrand

2007-08-01:

Addis Abeba-Finfinne + Midrand + Arusha

2008-08-09:

Addis Abeba-Finfinne + Midrand + Arusha + Dar-Es-Salaam

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

PAN-AFRICA

1911-03-26:

UNIA

1920-08-13:

NEGRO PEOPLES

1944-01-01:

PAN-AFRICA

1958-11-11:

GHANA-GUINEA

1959-05-01:

AFRICAN STATES

1963-05-01:

AFRICAN UNITY

2002-07-09:

AFRICAN UNION

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

PAN-AFRICAN Association

1900-07-23:

PAN-AFRICAN Conference

1911-03-26:

Universal Negro Improvement Association : UNIA

1920-08-13:

Negro Peoples of the World : NPW

1944-01-01:

PAN-AFRICAN Federation

1958-11-11:

United States of West Africa Federation : GHANA-GUINEA UNION

1959-05-01:

Union of Independent AFRICAN STATES [Ghana-Guinea Union]

1960-12-24:

Union of Independent AFRICAN STATES [Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union]

1961-07-01:

Union of AFRICAN STATES [Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union]

1963-05-01:

Conference for the Organization of African Unity : OAU

1963-05-25:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

2002-07-09:

African Union : AU

Ruler changes:

1900-01-01:

PAN-AFRICAN Association

(London)

- Henry Sylvester-Williams (uk)
(Henry Sylvester-Williams (uk))

1911-03-26:

Universal Negro Improvement Association : UNIA

(London)

- Marcus Garvey (uk)
(Marcus Garvey (uk))

1920-08-13:

Negro Peoples of the World : NPW

(New York)

- Marcus Garvey
(Marcus Garvey)

1940-06-10:

Negro Peoples of the World : NPW

(New York)

- Jomo Kenyatta
(Jomo Kenyatta)

1953-04-08:

PAN-AFRICAN Federation

(Manchester)

- (Jomo Kenyatta)
((Jomo Kenyatta))

1958-11-11:

United States of West Africa Federation : GHANA-GUINEA UNION

(Accra)

- Kwame Nkrumah
(Francis Nwia-Kofi Ngonloma Kwame Nkrumah)

1960-07-01:

Union of Independent AFRICAN STATES [Ghana-Guinea Union]

(Accra)

- GH
(GH)

1963-05-01:

Conference for the Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- ET
(ET)

1963-05-25:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- SG Kifle Wodajo (et)
(SG Kifle Wodajo (et))

1964-07-21:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- SG Diallo Telli (gn)
(SG Diallo Telli (gn))

1972-06-15:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- SG Nzo Ekangaki (cm)
(SG Nzo Ekangaki (cm))

1974-06-15:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- SG William Eteki (cm)
(SG William Aurélien Etéki (cm))

1978-07-21:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- SG Edem Kodjo (tg)
(SG Édouard Edem Kodjovi Kodjo (tg))

1983-06-12:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- Peter Onu (ng)
(Peter Onu (ng))

1985-07-20:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- SG Ide Oumarou (ne)
(SG Ide Oumarou (ne))

1989-09-19:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- SG Salim Ahmed Salim (tz)
(SG Salim Ahmed Salim (tz))

2001-09-17:

Organization of African Unity : OAU

(Addis Ababa)

- SG Amara Essy (ci)
(SG Amara Essy (ci))

2002-07-09:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa)

- Amara Essy (ci)
(Amara Essy (ci))

2003-09-16:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa)

- Alpha Oumar Konare (ml)
(Alpha Oumar Konaré (ml))

2008-02-01:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa ^o + Midrand ^l + Arusha ^j)

- Jean Ping (ga)
(Jean Ping (ga))

2012-10-15:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa ^o + Midrand ^l + Arusha ^j + Dar Es Salaam ^kⁿ)

- Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (za)
(Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (za))

2017-03-14:

African Union : AU

(Addis Ababa ^o + Midrand ^l + Arusha ^j + Dar Es Salaam ^kⁿ)

- Moussa Faki Mahamat (td)
(Mūsā Fakī Muḥammad (td))