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Organization of African Unity (OAU)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Organization_of_African_Unity_(OAU)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:OAU
gptkbp:dissolved
9 July 2002
gptkbp:firstChairperson
gptkb:Haile_Selassie
gptkbp:founded
25 May 1963
gptkbp:foundingDocument
gptkb:OAU_Charter
gptkbp:foundingMembersCount
32
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:Addis_Ababa
gptkb:Ethiopia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
gptkbp:lastChairman
gptkb:Thabo_Mbeki
gptkbp:lastMembersCount
53
gptkbp:notableEvent
adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
launch of the African Economic Community
support for anti-colonial movements
gptkbp:officialLanguage
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:purpose
promote unity and solidarity among African states
coordinate and intensify cooperation for development
defend sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states
eradicate all forms of colonialism in Africa
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:African_Union
gptkbp:website
https://au.int/en/oau
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Operation_OAU
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7