african nation's independence

By meggie.kiins3

  • independence of congo.

    the congo won independence from Belgium.

  • population .

    3.7 mil populaiton in Cairo,Egpyt.

  • independence of sierra leone.

    recognized as the Republic of South America.

  • independence.

    independence of Kenya.

  • independence.

    independence of Algeria.

  • independence.

    independence of Malawi.

  • dictatot power.

    from 1965 to 1997, Mobuto Seso Seko held power.

  • independence.

    independence of Gambia.

  • independence.

    indendence of Botswana.

  • socialist system.

    in the 1970's, Nyerere set up a socialist system in Tanzania.

  • severe droughts.

    after years of good rainfall, much of Africa was hit by a series of severe droughts beginning in the 1970's.

  • democratization.

    in the late 1980's, a number of African nations joined the worldwide trend toward democratization.

  • cities.

    in 1990,only 22 percent of Africans lived in cities.

  • civil war/dictator.

    civil war resumed after he was outside office in 1997.

  • population.

    in 2000,Africa's population was about 800 million.