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1400
1400
africans beyond the Sahara began trading with Europeans who had recently arrived -
1500
1500
African traders began selling enslaved people -
1600
southern and Eastern Africa were colonized -
1800
Slave trade was almost outlawed -
1900
European nations had divided most of Africa into colonies -
1910
South Africa gained independence from Britain. -
1930
The only country that wasn't colonized was Ethiopia, though it was invaded by Italy. -
1940
African independence movements gained momentum. -
1948
They adopted apartheid a former South African policy of strict separation of races. -
1956
southerners rebelled against northern rule. -
1957
Ghana became independent. -
1960
Nigeria became independent -
1962
Nelson Mandela was jailed. -
1963
Kenya gained independence. -
1965
Joseph seized power and changed the countries name to Zaire. -
1967
an oil rich region controlled by the Igbo ethnic group attempted to leave Nigeria. -
1989
The president realized apartheid was destroying South Africa. -
1990
The president released Mandela from prison and agreed to end apartheid. -
1990
Many African countries became more democratic. -
1994
South Africans of all races voted together. -
1994
Hutu and militia groups killed an estimated 800,000 to 1million tutsis. -
2000
thousands of people were killed in early 2000s. -
2005
civil war raged until 2005 and killed several million people. -
2010
a movement for democracy began in Tunisia. -
2011
South Sudan became independent. -
2011
Tunisian protestors used social media to organize protests against corruption, unequal treatment of citizens, and rising prices. -
2011
Qaddafi was killed. -
2011
Arab Spring protests forced Hosni Mubarak to resign as president. -
2012
Egyptians elected an Islamic president Mohammed Morsi. -
2013
The military imprisoned Morsi.