“Africa’s social background of tribal community life not only makes socialism natural to Africa but excludes the validity of the theory of class struggle.”
—Léopold Senghor, President of Senegal, 1964
What does Senghor’s statement about African socialism imply about this economic system?
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African socialism depended on a strong centralized government.
African socialism depended on a strong centralized government.
African socialism was not identical to socialist economic systems in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe.
African socialism was not identical to socialist economic systems in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe.
African socialism was modeled on the political ideologies found in communist European nations.
African socialism was modeled on the political ideologies found in communist European nations.
African socialism was based on economic competition between private industries.
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Senghor’s statement about African socialism implies that:
African socialism was not identical to socialist economic systems in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe.
This interpretation aligns with his emphasis on the uniqueness of African tribal community life, which informs a different approach to socialism that does not rely on class struggle as seen in those other contexts.
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