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Europeans began to make sea voyages, learned of Africas riches beyond the Sahara, and started making colonies.
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Africans beyond the Sahara started trading with Europeans.
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African traders sold enslaved people for guns and other European goods. European traders brought the enslaved people across the ocean.
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The Africas used the guns to weaken neighboring people. They capture people to trade. The wars weakened Africa making it vulnerable to Europeans.
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Europeans built trading posts on Africa's coastlines.
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They were colonized by Dutch. The Dutch and British created supply ports like Cape Town.
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Slave trade mostly outlawed.
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Europeans started colonizing Africa. They wanted access to Africa's resources and trade routes. Britain controlled Egypt, France Western Africa, Spain and Italy governed other parts of North Africa, and Belgium colonized Central Africa. Britain, France, Germany, and Portugal set up rule over the west coast and moved farther inland.
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Africans regained power.
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Europe had divided most of Africa into colonies. Africa suffered under European rule.
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Independence came as early as 1910. Gained independence from Britain.
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In Kenya they created a political organization with the goal of independence from Britain.
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Was invaded by Italy.
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Gained momentum.
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Adopted apartheid.
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Most of Africa became independent.
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Gained independence.
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Ghana gained independence.
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Became independent.
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Gained independence.
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ANC leader who was jailed.
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They gained independence.
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Joseph Mobutu seized power. Belgian Congo changed to Zaire.
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Oil-rich region owned by Igbo tried to leave Nigeria. After civil war they rejoined Nigeria.
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Realized apartheid was destroying South Africa.
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Nelson Mandala was released from prison by F.W. de Klerk and ended apartheid.
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Mandala became president of South Africa.
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They killed 800,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsis.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly black farmers, killed.
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Civil wars raged in Sudan until 2005.
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He resigned in January. More democratic government was put in place.
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He was killed.
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Began in Tunisia. It was a movement for more democracy.
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Became independent.
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Issued new constitution. Limited king's power and strengthened parliament.
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The Arab Spring protests forced him to resign.
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Egyptians elected him for president.
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Imprisoned by military and his political party was banned.