The history and Origin of African Liberation Day

May 25, in 1963, the African Independent Summit Conference adopted the Organization of African Unity Charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and decided to establish the Organization of African Unity, May 25 as the "Emancipation Day of Africa". The day of Liberation of Africa is a day for the African people to celebrate their emancipation from colonialism, celebrated in many African countries.

The May 25 of each year is "African Liberation Day" (African Liberation Days).
The first meeting of independent African States, held in Accra, the capital of Ghana, April 15, 1958, was the first Pan-African Conference in Africa. The Conference initiated the African Freedom Day as an "annual commemoration of the progress of the national liberation movement and a symbol of the African people's determination to secede from foreign domination and exploitation".
From May 22, 1963 to 26th, heads of State, Government and representatives of 31 independent African countries held African summit meetings in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The Conference adopted the Charter of the Organization of African Unity and decided on the date for the signing of the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, May 25, "African Liberation Day", "Africa Day". "Africa Day" became a symbol of the African people's struggle for independence and freedom. Today, the "Liberation Day of Africa" has become the symbol of the African People for Progress and development.
At present, there are more than 50 member States of the Organization of African Unity, almost all independent states in Africa. OAU became the largest regional international political organization in the Third World. Since its establishment, the Organization of African Unity has adopted a series of important resolutions, which have played an active role in defending national sovereignty, developing national economy, supporting the independence and emancipation of African colonies, strengthening the unity and solidarity of African countries and safeguarding world peace, And increasingly participate in international political affairs and the struggle to change the old international economic order, become an important force in today's world. [1]
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African countries attach importance to their own history and culture, and learn from one another, which is of great benefit to the unity, unity and progress of the African continent. During the celebration of the 40 anniversary of the Liberation Day of Africa, the Presidents of South Africa and Mali formally launched the Tombouctou manuscript Protection project to protect the precious cultural heritage of the Middle Ages and to educate African youths to cherish their traditional culture and cultivate their national self-esteem. At the same time, the Gauteng of South Africa has decided that each school chooses an African country to learn and understand their language, culture, flag, history, geography and political system, to learn from the virtues of fraternal countries and nations, to overcome xenophobia and to learn to respect each other. This mutual learning between fraternal African countries helps to understand each other, to improve together and to move forward together.