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Haka, Zulu chief, unifies Nguni peoples an
haka, Zulu chief, unifies Nguni peoples and forges an impressive fighting force, launching the mfecane (wars of crushing and wandering) against neighboring black Africans and white Europeans throughout southern Africa. Shaka was assassinated in 1828, but Zulu power continued to rise. -
European colonial outposts
Despite this, by the middle of the 19th century only a few European colonial outposts existed on the African coasts. This was the great age of exploration, when Livingstone trekked across the African interior to discover lakes and waterfalls in the name of God and Queen Victoria. -
A major threat to British power
major threat to British power in Southern Africa came from the Zulu kingdom after they annexed many of the surrounding nations in the Mfecane wars. The year 1834 also saw the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire. This gave the Royal Navy an opportunity to dominate the seas around Africa as they attempted to enforce the ban and keep out growing French interests in the continent. -
French Gaining Territory
n the 1860s, the French began to gain more territory in Africa. In 1863, they declared a protectorate over Porto Novo on the coast of Dahomey and by 1868 France had acquired territory on the Guinea and Ivory Coasts. -
The discovery of diamonds in the British Cape Colony
The discovery of diamonds in the British Cape Colony in 1867 was an indication of the extent of the riches to be plundered from Africa, and foreshadowed the blood that would be spilt over them. The following year, Britain annexed Basutoland. -
The Golden Age of African Exploration
The golden age of African exploration ended in 1874 when Livingstone died in Ilala. The British established missionary bases throughout Central Africa in the late 1870s whilst at the same time adopting an aggressive policy towards native populations and colonial rivals alike. -
britain restoring egypt
In 1882, Britain acted to restore order in Egypt. An invasion force was sent under the command of General Wolseley in 1882. They defeated Arabi Pasha easily and exiled him to Ceylon. In essence, this triggered the Scramble for Africa as the other European powers rushed to get their share of the cake before Britain took all the slices for itself. -
the second boer war
The Second Boer War. Increasingly aggrieved at their treatment by the British, Transvaal President Paul Kruger attempted to take a stand.. They also surrounded Ladysmith. In 1900, it looked as if the British response under Sir Redvers Buller and General Roberts had succeeded. The two armies joined at Bergendal in an apparently decisive victory and annexed the Transvaal. However, the Boers under Smuts and Botha led a guerilla warfare campaign against Roberts's successor Kitchener until they agree -
pan african congresses
Pan-African Congresses meets in Paris, fueled by anti-colonial unrest and African nationalism especially among black missionary-educated and Western-educated elites. ThisÊ unrest is expressed in strikes in Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, and Nigeria of British West Africa -
haile selassie crowned emperor.
Haile Selassie crowned emperor of Ethiopia -
mau-mau war against kenya.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb47tBq6jyE Mau-Mau guerrilla war against British in Kenya. Kenya, with large white settle population, is led by Jomo Kenyatta into a lengthy campaign of terror and guerrilla warfare against the British, who label the rebels "Mau Mau." Despite British victory in 1956, thousands of lives are lost and negotiations finally forced preparations for Kenyan independence. -
nelson mandela
Nelson Mandela, on trial for sabotage with other ANC leaders before the Pretoria Supreme Court, delivers his eloquent and courageous Speech from the Dock before he is imprisoned for the next 25 years in the notorious South African prison Robben Island. -
nelson Mandela
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s8xkjG8bx4
Apartheid is abolished, and South Africa begins preparing for multiracial elections. -
Nelson mandela elected
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg81Qn86K6g Mandela elected President of South Africa.
