- Union of African States
Infobox Former International Organization
conventional_long_name = Union of African States
Union des Etats africains
common_name = Union of African States
_noautocat = yes
status = International organisation
continent = West Africa
event_start =
year_start = 1958
date_start =
event_end =
year_end = 1962
date_end =
event1 =Merger Treaty
date_event1 =July 1 ,1967
p1 = Mali
flag_p1 = Flag of Mali.svg
p2 = Ghana
flag_p2 = Flag of Ghana.svg
p3 = Guinea
flag_p3 = Flag of Guinea.svg
s1 = Organisation of African Unity
flag_s1 = Flag of the African Union.svg|Organisation of African Unity
image_map_caption =
capital =
common_languages =
title_leader =
leader1 =
year_leader1 =
event_start = Formed
date_start =23 November 1958
event_end = Abolished
date_end = 1962
event1 = Renamed
date_event1 = May1959
event2 = Mali accession
date_event2 = April1961
footnotes = The Union of African States, was a short lasting union of 3African states inWest Africa , in the1960 's. These states wereMali ,Ghana , andGuinea . They united together to form the Union of African States. This union wasMarxist politically, and was lead by such African revolutionaries asKwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Sékou Touré ofGuinea , who was president of Guinea.On 23 November 1958 a
Ghana -Guinea Union was formed with a flag like that of Ghana but with two black stars. In May 1959 it was announced that the Union would be renamed Union of African States with a flag like that of Ghana "with as many black stars as there were members".Fact|date=October 2007 In April 1961Mali joined this union, so the flag then had three stars. The Union fell apart in1962 , when Guinea started to reach out to theUnited States , against the acquaintance of their Socialist partner, the U.S.S.R..This was the inspiration for the famous song "Ghana, Guinea, Mali union" by grandfather of Highlife E.T. Mensah
* [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/qw-uas.html] with one, two, and three black stars
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