7. The game of opposition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One. The background to decolonization
6. 1. The constraints of tradition and history 11
7. 2. African political responses to colonialism 35
8. Part Two. The 1951 constitution: the SLPP is formed
9. 3. Constitutional crisis, 1947–50 43
10. 4. The 1951 elections: the SLPP takes shape 55
11. Part Three. The entrenching of the oligarchy
12. 5. The turbulent years: social mobilization and political protest 67
13. 6. The SLPP: the hegemony of an elite 87
14. 7. The game of opposition 103
15. Part Four. The growth of a new tribal polarization
16. 8. The birth of the All Peoples Congress 125
17. 9. The 1962 election 138
18. 10. Sir Milton and the opposition: tolerated pluralism 167
19. Part Five. The rise and fall of Albert Margai
20. 11. 1964–65: Prime Minister against party 185
21. 12. 1965–66: towards a one-party state? 210
22. 13. 1966–67: the fall of Sir Albert Margai 239
23. Conclusions 259
24. Note on sources 284
25. Index 289