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1400
Long Sea Voyages
Europeans took long sea voyages and learned about the riches of Africa. -
1400
Stated Trading
Africans began trading with the Europeans who had recently moved to the coastline. The Gold made the Europeans come to Africa. -
1500
Selling Enslaved People
Africans started selling enslaved people for guns and other European stuff. -
1500
Trading Posts
The Europeans had built trading post on the African coast. -
Southern and Eastern Africa Colonized
Southern and Eastern Africa was also colonized. -
Slave Trade (mostly) Outlawed
Slavery was mostly outlawed, but the Europeans interference in Africa continued. -
Europeans Colonizing Africa
The Europeans powers began colonizing Africa. -
Regained Power
Africans regained power of their lands. -
Divided Africa
The European nations had divided most of Africa into colonies. -
South Africa's Independence
South Africa's independence came as early as 1910 -
Political Organizations
In Kenya, the Kikuyu people started a political organization with the independence of Britain. -
Never Colonized
The only country that was never colonized was; Ethiopia. -
African Independence
African Independence movements gained momentum. -
Africa Independence
Most of Africa gained their independence in the 1950s to the 1960s -
Ghana
Ghana became independent. -
Independent Nigeria
Azikiwe, who had left Nigeria, to pursue a U.S. education, and returned to help the independence movements. That is when Nigeria became independent. -
Belgian Congo
Belgium granted independence to the Belgian Congo. -
Adopted Apartheid
They adopted apartheid, which is a former South African policy of strict separation of races. -
Nelson Mandela
He was an ANC leader and was jailed in 1962 -
Kenya Gained Independence
After many of negotiations and finally violence between the British and Kenya fighters, Kenya fighters finally gained independence. -
Joseph Mobutu
An army leader, Joseph Mobutu, seized power and changed the countries traditional name, Congo River, to Zaire. -
Joseph Mobutu
An army leader, Joseph Mobutu, seized power and changed the countries traditional name, Congo River, to Zaire. -
Oil-rich Region
An oil-rich region controlled by Igbo ethnic group attempted to leave Nigeria. -
Mandela Released
He was released in 1990. -
Apartheid Ended
After Mandela was released, apartheid ended. -
South African's Voted
They all voted together. -
Mandela President
He became president in 1994, when South African's voted together. -
Civil wars Raged
Civil wars raged until 2005, and killed millions of people. -
Suden Independence
They became independence in 2011. -
Qaddafi Killed
He was killed in October of 2011. -
Morsi in Prison
The military imprisoned Morsi and banned his political party.