The 1958 SYL congress lasted three months and set a four-point national agenda

Evidence

The SYL congress assembled in March 1958 and lasted for three months—the longest in party history. An agenda consisting of four major items was put forward. These were party policy, the election and electoral law, how to redress the government’s budget deficit, and the formation of a national army despite Italian misgivings. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 354

Categorization

• XREF: The national army item echoes the standing interest in how postcolonial states built militaries against former colonizer reluctance.