Charter of the Organization of African Unity

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The Charter of the Organization of African Unity was the founding treaty that established the Organization of African Unity in 1963 to promote unity, solidarity, and cooperation among African states and support their liberation from colonial rule.

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instanceOf constitutive instrument of an international organization ⓘ
founding treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy founding members of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
independent African states ⓘ
adoptedIn Addis Ababa ⓘ
adoptedInCountry Ethiopia ⓘ
adoptionDate 1963-05-25 ⓘ
aimsTo eliminate racial discrimination and apartheid in Africa ⓘ
support liberation movements in Africa ⓘ
alsoKnownAs OAU Charter ⓘ
cameIntoForceInYear 1963 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn Assembly of Heads of State and Government ⓘ
Council of Ministers ⓘ
General Secretariat of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
defines organs of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
establishes Organization of African Unity ⓘ
historicalContext post-colonial African independence era ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor Organization of African Unity ⓘ
principle condemnation of political assassination ⓘ
condemnation of subversive activities by neighboring states ⓘ
non-interference in the internal affairs of states ⓘ
peaceful settlement of disputes ⓘ
respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each state ⓘ
sovereign equality of all member states ⓘ
unreserved condemnation of apartheid ⓘ
unreserved condemnation of colonialism ⓘ
purpose coordinate and intensify cooperation for development among African states ⓘ
defend the independence of African states ⓘ
defend the sovereignty of African states ⓘ
defend the territorial integrity of African states ⓘ
eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa ⓘ
promote international cooperation ⓘ
promote peace and security in Africa ⓘ
promote unity and solidarity among African states ⓘ
region Africa ⓘ
relatedOrganization African Union ⓘ
signedAt Summit of African Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa ⓘ
subjectMatter collective security ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ
economic cooperation ⓘ
political cooperation ⓘ
regional integration ⓘ
social and cultural cooperation ⓘ
supersededBy Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ

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Constitutive Act of the African Union → replaced → Charter of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
Constitutive Act of the African Union → preambleMentions → Charter of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
AU Constitutive Act → replaced → Charter of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
Charter of the Organization of African Unity → alsoKnownAs → OAU Charter ⓘ
linked to: Charter of the Organization of African Unity
African Union law → developedFrom → Organization of African Unity law ⓘ
linked to: Charter of the Organization of African Unity
Organization of African Unity → foundingDocument → Charter of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
General Secretariat of the Organization of African Unity → follows → Charter of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ