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Europeans started to make long sea voyages because of the riches in Africa.
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Europeans started trade with Africa
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African traders sold slaves for European guns
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Europeans built trading posts on the coast of Africa
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Europeans slightly colonized southern and Eastern Africa.
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Europeans started interfering Africa and eventually started taking over
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African regain control of their land
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Europeans nation divided most of Africa into colonies
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First cases of independence
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South Africa gained independence
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In Kenya the kikuyu people started a political organization.
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Ethiopia was invaded by Italy
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African independence movements began.
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Laws against black Africans limiting their privileges
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Most of Africa gained independence
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Sudan gained independance
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Ghana became independent
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Nigeria became independent
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Most of Africa gained independence
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Belgium abruptly gave independence to the Belgian Congo
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Nelson Mandela jailed
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Kenya gained independence.
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An oil-rich area controlled by the Igbo ethnic group attempted to leave Nigeria
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F.W. de Klerk was president of Africa who agreed to end Apartheid
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F.W. de Klerk released Nelson Mandela from jail
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South Africans all voted for Mandela to become president of Africa
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Huta Military and Militia groups killed 800000 to 1000000 tutsis
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Thousands of people (mostly black farmers) were killed
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Civil wars ended
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South Sudan became independent