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Slavery
In the 1400s, Slavery was a big part of the economy. So when the Europeans would trade they would also trade the slaves they had with other people. -
Period: 1500 to
Colonization
Slavery was just the beginning for the Europeans and many alike. Europeans began to build trading posts in Africa in the 1500s and early 1800s -
Fights for land
Soon enough different countries were trying to grab and or steal different parts of Southern Africa by the 1900s, Europe had taken over nearly all of Africa. -
Thoughts of war
In the mid 1900s, the African s heard about World War II and were inspired to fight back. -
Ghana
In Ghana, Kramer Nkrumah introduced the idea of pan-africanism ( belief in the unity of all black Africans worldwide) in the 1940s. -
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War
After the independence the people in the south rebelled against northern rule and started two different wars one from 1956 to 1972 and the other from 1983 to 2005 -
Independence for Ghana
In 1957 Ghana gained its independence for all who inhabited it. -
Belgium Government
In the 1960s Belgium gained its independence but it wasn’t able to create a fair and stable government -
Kenyas independence
It took many long and hard years but in 1963 Kenya became independent once more. -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1964 but would continue to fight from inside prison -
Joseph Mobutu in Belgium
Since Belgium couldn’t figure out a way to have a fair and stable government, in 1965 Joseph Mobutu gained power. -
Nigeria’s suffering
Nigeria suffered from violence among its many many ethnic groups, in 1967 the Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent -
F.W. de klerk
In 1989 De Klerk was elected president of south africa -
De Klerk announcement
In 1990 de Klerk announced that the end of apartheid and The release of Nelson Mandela. -
South africa
In 1994 South Africa held its first open elections, so Nelson Mandela was elected president