30/09/2023, 17:52 The United Arab Republic 1962: Casablanca Charter : The World In Stamps

The United Arab Republic 1962:

Casablanca Charter
From 4 to 7 January 1962, at the
invitation of King Mohammed V, a
meeting was convened
in Casablanca, gathering
representatives of a number of
African countries, to discuss the
political, economic and social
conditions of Africa that had begun
to emerge from colonialism.

The

meeting was attended by leaders

and representatives of seven African
countries: Egyptian President
Gamal Abdel Nasser of the United
Arab Republic, the editorial leader
and President of Ghana Kwame
Nkrumah, President of Mali Madibo
Kita, President of Guinea Conakry
Ahmed Sekotori, Farhat Abbas,
representing the interim government
of the Algerian National Liberation
Front And Abdul Qadir Allam,
representative of King Libya Idris I.

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This meeting resulted in the

adoption of the Casablanca Charter,
as a framework for joint action to
achieve the African goals of building
national systems that are free from
colonial domination and able to fight
illiteracy and poverty and achieve
economic development for the
benefit of African peoples. The
document called for the adoption of
a non-aligned policy. The
Casablanca charter is considered
one of the first signs for a joint
African action before the creation of
the Organization of African Unity.
On the occasion of the first
anniversary of the conference and
the Charter of Casablanca, the
United Arab Republic issued a
memorial stamp of 10 milliliters in
1962.

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