Africa

By mcgouldrickrds
  • 1400

    Europeans Long Sea Voyages

    Europeans made long sea voyages in the 1400's.
  • 1500

    African Traders Sell Slaves

    African traders begin to sell enslaved people for guns and other European goods.

  • Southern and Eastern Africa Colonized

    Southern and Eastern Africa were also colonized as early as as the 1600's.

  • Slave Trade Mostly Outlawed

    The slave trade was mostly outlawed in the early 1800's.

  • Africans Regained Power Over Their Lands

    Africans regained power over their own lands.

  • South Africa's Independence

    In South Africa, independence came as early as 1910.

  • The Kenyan People Started Political Organization

    In Kenya, the Kikuyu people started a political organization in the 1920's with the goal of independence from Britain.

  • Italy's Invasion

    The only country that was never colonized was was Ethiopia, though it was invaded by Italy in the 1930's.

  • South Africa Adopted Apartheid

    In 1948, they adopted apartheid.

  • Most of Africa's Independence

    Most of Africa gained independence in the 1950's.

  • Sudan's Independence

    Sudan gained independence in 1956.

  • Southerner's Rebelled Against Northern Rule.

    Only a few years after Sudan gained independence in 1956, southerners rebelled against northern rule.

  • Ghana's Independence

    Ghana became independent in 1957.

  • Nigeria's Independence

    Nigeria became independent in 1960.

  • Belgian Congo's Independence

    Belgium abruptly granted independence to the Belgian Congo in 1960.

  • Nelson Mandela Jailed

    Nelson Mandela who helped end apartheid was jailed in 1962.

  • Kenya's Independence

    Kenya gained independence in 1963.

  • Joseph Mobutu Changed Country's Name to Zaire

    In 1965, army leader Joseph Mobutu seized power and changed country's name to Zaire.

  • Oil-Rich Region Controlled by Igbo Tried to Leave Nigeria

    By 1967, and oil-rich region controlled by the Igbo ethnic group attempted to leave Nigeria.
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    South Africa's President Realized Apartheid was Destroying Africa

    F.W. de Klerk (South Africa's president) realized apartheid was destroying South Africa

  • South Africa's President Released Nelson Mandela

    In 1990, he released Mandela from prison and agreed to end apartheid.

  • Mandela Became President

    In 1994, South Africans of all races voted together and Mandela became president.

  • Militia Groups Killed 800,000-1,000,000 Tutsis

    Hutu and militia groups killed an estimated 800,000-1,000,000 Tutsis.

  • Black Farmers Killed

    The Sudanese government supported the herders, while it failed to protect black farmers.

  • Civil Wars Raged Until 2005

    Civil wars raged and killed several million people.

  • Arab Spring Began

    In 2010, a movement for more democracy that came to be known as the Arab Spring began in Tunisia.

  • South Sudan's Independence

    In 2011, South Sudan became independent.

  • Tunisia's Dictator Resigned

    Tunisia's dictator resigned in January of 2011 and a more democratic government was put in place.

  • Mohammed Morsi Becomes President

    Egyptians elected an Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, in 2012.

  • Mohammed Morsi Jailed

    In 2013, the military jailed Morsi and banned his political party.