Colonization in Africa

  • 1400

    Trading

    Africans began trading across the Sahara with the Europeans
  • 1500

    Trading Posts

    Europeans built trading posts on the African coast
  • 1500

    Slavery

    African traders began selling slaves for guns
  • Colonization

    Southern and Eastern Africa were colonized
  • Slavery Banned

    In the early 1800s the slave trade was outlawed
  • Europe Colonizing

    European powers begin colonizing Africa
  • Africa Divided into Colonies

    Europeans divided Africa into Colonies
  • Africa

    Indepence came as 3arly as 1910
  • Political Organization

    people start forming a political organization in Africa
  • Ethiopia

    Ethiopia although never conquered, was attacked by Italy
  • African Independence Movements

    African Independence Movements gain momentum
  • Apartheid

    South Africa adopts apartheid
  • Period: to

    Africa

    most of African gains independence
  • Rebellion

    Southern Sudanese people after gaining independence rebelled against the Northern Sudanese
  • Period: to

    Civil Wars Raging in Sudan

  • Ghana Independence

    Ghana becomes an independent country
  • Nigeria

    Nigeria gains independence
  • Belgium

    Belgium gave independence to Congo suddenly
  • Nelson Mandela Jailed

  • Kenya

    Kenya gains independence
  • Congo

    Joseph Mobutu gains power
  • Igbo

    Igbo tries to leave Nigeria
  • Period: to

    F.W. de Klerk's presidency

  • F.W. De Klerk

    F.W de Klerk, who was South Africa's President at the time, released Mandela and ended Apartheid
  • South African Voting

    all races in South Africa were allowed to vote
  • Genocide in Rwanda

  • Black Farmer

    Many black farmers are killed in Darfur
  • Democracy

    Democracy movement known as "Arab Spring" began in Tunisia
  • South Sudan

    South Sudan became independent
  • Tunisia Dictator

    Tunisia's dictator resigns, and more democracy put in place
  • Constitution

    New constitution issued in Morocco
  • Qaddafi killed

  • Democracy in Egypt

    Democracy forced president Hasni Mubarak to resign
  • Mohammad Morsi

    Mohammed Morsi elected president of Egypt