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OAU

American

Or O.A.U.

Organization of African Unity.

OAU British

abbreviation

the former Organization of African Unity (now called the African Union)

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Example Sentences

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“There was nothing inexorable about this process,” however, the OAU stressed.

From Salon • May 16, 2016

It was our first President, Kwame Nkrumah, who was the driving force behind the establishment of the OAU back in 1963.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2016

This was not what Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, had in mind when he called for "a common defense system with African high command" in a speech at the 1963 founding of the OAU.

From Reuters • May 26, 2013

The African Union replaced the OAU 10 years ago.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 29, 2012

African leaders have spoken out on the issue of political prisoners, and the OAU is drafting its own Charter on Human Rights.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy

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