Nigerian Plantation Workers on Fernando Po in Nigerian Political Discourse and International Relations between 1939 and 1968
Nigerian Plantation Workers on Fernando Po in Nigerian Political Discourse and International Relations between 1939 and 1968
Author(s): Piotr KruzeSubject(s): Economic history, Migration Studies
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Spanish Guinea; Nigeria; cocoa; plantations; labour force; African decolonisation; Francoist Spain;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the stages of the development of the plantation economy in Spanish Guinea, especially on the island of Fernando Po, and the methods of bringing in the labour force for cocoa plantations. It describes the reasons for the immigration of Nigerians to Spanish Guinea, especially since the 1930s. The paper also presents the influence of foreign contract workers on official government relations between Madrid and Lagos.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 56/2024
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 51-72
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
