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1400
European Sea Voyage
The Europeans began to make there long sea voyage, they learned of the riches beyond the Sahara -
1400
Africans started trading beyond the Sahara
They began to trade with Europeans who had arrived on their coastlines. -
1500
African traders started to sell enslave people
Africans traders began to selling enslaved people for guns and other European goods -
1500
Trading post
They started to build trading post on the African cost -
Colonized
Southern and Eastern Africa were colonized as early as 1600's -
Slave trade outlawed
Slave trade was mostly outlawed but Europeans interference in Africa continued -
Actively Colonizing
European powers began actively colonizing Africa -
Africa Regained power
In 1900, they regained all of their power over their own lands -
South Africa Independences
South Africa became independent as early as 1910 -
Starting a Political organization
Kikuyu people started a political organization with the goal of independence from Britain. -
Divided Colonies
Europeans nation had divided most of Africa into colonies -
African Independence
African Independence movements gained momentum -
Adopting Apartheid
South Africa adopted apartheid, a former South African policy of strict separation of races -
Africas Independences
Most of Africa became Independent in 1950s and 1960s -
Southerns against Northern
Southerns where against Northern Rule -
Ghana's Independence
Ghana became independent in 1957 -
Nigerias Independences
Nigeria became an Independent Country -
Belgium Granted Independence
Belgium Granted Independence to the Belgium Congo -
Jailing Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was key in ending apartheid. Mandela was an ANC leader. He was Jailed in 1962. Once he was jail he kept protesting. -
Kenya's Independence
Kenya gained independence for Britain -
Changing the Name to Zaire
An Army leader seized power and changed Belgium's name to Zaire. -
Oil- Rich Region
An Oil-Rich Region controlled Igbo ethnic group attempted to leave Nigeria. -
Mandela Released
In 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from Jail -
Apartheid is destroying Africa
F.W. de Klerk, South Africas President, realized that apartheid was destroying Africa. -
Nelson Mandelas becomes President
In 1994, Nelson Mandelas becomes President -
Killing Tutsis
During a few months Hutu Military and Militia groups killed an estimated 800,000 to 1 million people -
Black Farmers killed
The Sudanese Government supported the herders, while it failed to protect black farmers. Hundreds of thousands mostly black farmers where killed. -
Civil Wars Rage
Civils rages until 2005 and killed several million people. -
Movement for more democrats
A movement for more democrats that come to be know as Arab Springs began in Tunisia -
Becoming Independent
In 2011, South Sudan became Independent -
Tunisia's dictators Resigned
Tunisia's dictators Resigned in January of 2011 and a more democratic government was put in place -
King Morocco Responding
King Morocco Responded to peaceful protest. He issued a new constitution that voters approved in 2011. It limited the kings power and strength