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500
Small groups started moving to East Africa
In 500 B.C.E small groups of people started moving from West Africa to East Africa. People like the Pygmies, Nilotes and Bantu started living in the Congo -
Jan 1, 600
More ethnic groups occupied the Central African region
In 600 CE more ethnic groups started to occupy the Central African region. All the the region had its own different culture and languages. -
Jan 1, 1480
Portugeuese arrived in the Congo
In the 1480's Portueguese arrived in the center of the Kongo kingdom. This is when slave trading began. -
Jan 1, 1506
King Alfonso becomes King
In 1506 King Afonso became the king of the Kongo. He became a christian. And he sent one of his sons to study in Portugal. His son became the first black catholic bishop. -
Jan 1, 1526
King Alfonso writes letter.
In 1526, king Alfonso wrote a letter to the Poruguese king about how the slave trade is affecting the congo -
Europeans abandoned slave trade
In early 1800s Europeans abandoned slave trade. But some countries continued. Many ethnic groups stopped their traditional activities to continue onto slave trade. -
Exported slaves
In 1860's Tanzania exported more than seventy thousands slaves. -
New goods
In the 1870s Europeans and Americans started producing goods faster with their new factories -
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution didnt need slaves anymore. But they needed raw materails-- natural resources. Europeans started thinking more about Africa -
The Conference.
In September 1876 King Leopold had a gathering for explores and geographers. -
King Leopold Conference
King Leopold brings together explorers and geographers. They went to bring cilization to Africa. They formed International Africa Association. -
Treaties
1879- 1884 Stanley goes around and signs 450 treaties with Africans -
France occupies Africa
In 1883 France occupied countries such Algeria, Senegal, and Gabon and the Congo Republic -
Stanley
From 1879 to 1884 Stanley went to Central Africa to sign treaties on behalf of King Leopold. -
Berlin Conference
From 1884 to 1885, Otto von Bismarck organized a conference to be held in Berlin. The conference was to provide organizations for Africans. -
Otto von Bismark
Berlin Conference 3 goals for the conference was the three C's Commerce, Christianity, and Civilazation -
New territory
Leopold has a new territory called the Congo Free State. Leopold made up a law giving "vacant land" to the government. -
Force Publique
Leopold puts together an army titled Force Publique to control Congo. Cost about 3 million francs a year to keep control over the Congo -
New Idea
Leopold has a new idea to get new funds or money. His idea was to tax everyone in the anti slavery confrence. He wanted to use the money to fight slavery. Passes another law that states that Africans could only sell their products to the Belgium -
Roger Casement
In 1903 a british man Roger Casement investigated the Congo Free State