Union of African States

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








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event_start = Formed
date_start = 23 November 1958
event_end = Abolished
date_end = 1962
event1 = Renamed
date_event1 = May 1959
event2 = Mali accession
date_event2 = April 1961
footnotes = The Union of African States, was a short lasting union of 3 African states in West Africa, in the 1960's. These states were Mali, Ghana, and Guinea. They united together to form the Union of African States. This union was Marxist politically, and was lead by such African revolutionaries as Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Sékou Touré of Guinea, 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 1961 Mali joined this union, so the flag then had three stars. The Union fell apart in 1962, when Guinea started to reach out to the United 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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