The ________ as a new policy direction introduced by the French government that was aimed
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JAMB 2022
The ________ as a new policy direction introduced by the French government that was aimed at granting more autonomy to its colonies under pressure from independence movements.
- A. policy of assimilation
- B. indignant policy
- C. policy of association
- D. Loi cadre
Correct Answer: D. Loi cadre
Explanation
The loi-cadre ( Reform Act) was a French legal reform passed by the French National Assembly on 23 June 1956. It marked a turning point in relations between France and its overseas empire. Under pressure from independence movements in the colonies, the government transferred a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French African colonies and also removed remaining voting inequalities by implementing universal suffrage and abolishing the multiple electoral college system.
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