All-African Trade Union Federation

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All-African Trade Union Federation
Merged into OATUU
Founded1959
Dissolved1973
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The All-African Trade Union Federation (AATUF) was a Pan-African trade union organisation, formed in November 1959 on the initiative of president Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. The secretary of AATUF was Amadou N'diaye. The assistant secretary general was Ochola Ogaye Mak'Anyengo. [1]

In 1973 AATUF was replaced by the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU).

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