Colonization and Independence in Africa

By youncemls@msdwc.k12.in.us
  • 1400

    European Voyages

    Europeans began to make voyages
  • 1400

    African Trading

    Africans beyond the Sahara began trading with Europeans
  • 1500

    Selling Enslaved People

    African traders began selling enslaved people for guns and other European goods
  • 1500

    Trading Posts

    Europeans had built trading posts on the African posts

  • Africa Colonized

    Southern and Eastern Africa were colonized

  • Slave Trade Outlawed

    Slave trade was mostly outlawed

  • European Power

    European powers began actively colonizing Africa
  • Period: to

    Africa's President

    F.W. de Klerk South Africa’s president

  • African Power

    Africans regained power of their land

  • Africa? Divided?

    European nations had dividd most of Africa into colonies

  • South Africa Independence

    South Africa gained independence

  • South African Independence

    South Africa gained independence from Britain

  • Kenya Kikuyu Organization

    Kenya, Kikuyu people started a political organization with the goal of independence from Britain

  • Ethiopia Never Colonized

    The only country that was never colonized was Ethiopia even though it was invaded by Italy

  • African Independence

    African independent movements gained momentum

  • South Africa "Adoption"

    South Africa adopted apartheid a farmer south african policy of strict separations of races
  • Period: to

    Africa Independence

    Most of Africa gained independence

  • Sudan Independence

    Sudan gained independence

  • Ghana Independence

    Ghana became independent

  • Nigeria Independence

    Nigeria gained independence

  • Belgium Independence

    Belgium granted independence to Belgium Congo

  • Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela was an anc leader who got arrested and went to jail

  • Kenya Independence

    Kenya gained independence

  • Joseph Mobutu

    Army leader Joseph Mobutu seized power and changed the country’s name to Zaire

  • Igbo Leaves Nigeria

    An oil-rich region controlled by the Igbo ethnic group attempted to leave Nigeria

  • Nelson's Released

    The president released Mandela from prison and agreed to end apartheid

  • South Africans Voted

    South Africans of all races voted together and Mandela became president

  • Hutu Military and Militia

    During a few months Hutu Military and Militia groups killed an estimated 800,000 to 1 million Tutsis

  • Black Farmers Killed

    Hundreds of thousand of people mostly black farmers were killed

  • Civil Wars

    Civil Wars gained until 2005 and killed several million people

  • Democracy Movement

    A movement for more democracy that came to be known as the arab spring began in Tunisia

  • South Sudan Independence

    South Sudan became independent

  • Tunisia's Director

    Tunisia’s director resigned in January of 2011 and a more democratic government was put in place

  • New Constitutions

    Algeria and Morocco issued a new constitution that voters approved

  • Qaddafi's Death

    Qaddafi was killed in October of 2011

  • Protesting

    Arab Spring protesters forced Libya to resign

  • President Mohammed

    Egyptions elected an Islamist President Mohammed Morsi

  • Morsi Prisoned

    The military prisoned Morsi and banned his political party