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1400
Slavery
Europeans sailed to Africa and used Africans as slaves to harvest their own recourses -
1500
Slave trade
Europeans started selling Africans guns and Europeans traded African slaves for goods -
1500
Slave trade hubs
Europeans built slave trade posts to trade African slaves -
Europe taking over other countries
Europe started taking over other countries for the resources it could provide -
Europe conquering more of Africa
Europe took over almost all of Africa. -
Africas rebel
In the 1900s africas began to rebel against colonization which inspired the events of World War ll -
South Africa independence
South Africa was granted Independence from Great Britain -
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Kenya independence
The Kikuyu people of Kenya began a political organization in the 1920s to fight for freedom from Great Britain. Kenya gained independence in 1963 -
Ethiopia
Ethiopia was the only uncolonized country till 1930 when Italy invaded them in 1930 -
Kramer Nkrumah
Kwamer Nkrumah introduced an idea of Pan-Africansim: a belief in the unity of all Black Africans world wide -
Apartheid Law
In 1948, white South Africans known as Afrikaners made apartheid law. Apartheid is a policy of legal separation based on race. -
Sudan independence
Sudan gained independence from Great Britain in 1956 -
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1956 to 1972 civil war
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Ghanas independence
Ghana gained independence in 1957 -
Nigeria Independence
Nigeria was gifted freedom in 1960 after a struggle with the British -
Belgium Congo
Belgium Congo became independent in 1960 they now have a stable fair government -
Rwanda Independents
Independence came to Rwanda in 1962 after which violence broke out and the Hutu took control. -
Nelson Mandela
Mandela as an adult protested apartheid and in 1964 was arrested and sentenced for life at prison. Mandela continued to protest while in prison -
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2nd civil war from 1983 to 2005 in Sudan
Millions died in both civil wars -
De Klerk
De Klerk became president and realized apartheid could no longer continue. -
De Klerk ends apartheid
De Klerk announced the end of apartheid -
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Mandela awarded Nobel Peace Prize and ran for president
Nelson Mandela and de Klerk got awarded the Nobel peace prize for there work ending apartheid. In 1949 Mandela ran as a president for Africa and was elected. -
Tunisia agitate
In 2010 Tunisia people started to agitate for a more democratic government -
President Ben Ali
In 2011 president Ben Ali was resigned leading to a democratic government being elected. -
Mubarak forced to return
Mubarak was a dictator who had controlled Egypt for 30 years. He was forced to resign in 2011. -
Mubarak’s government overthrown
In 2012 Mubarak’government was overthrown by the military -
Mohammed Morsi as president
Mubarak was replaced by Mohammed Morsi in 2013 because of Mubarak being over thrown by the military in 2012