africa

By dgrafman

  • Kingdom of Kongo

    Imbangla people formed slave raids to gain money by giving those slaves to Europeans.
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    Kingdom of Nubia/Egypt

    This kingdom that tried to expand over east Africa whose economy depended on captured soldiers fighting in their army. Late on the army turned on the king

  • Malaria cure

    Quinine is developed as a cure for Malaria because it was a high killing disease

  • Diamonds In Africa

    In 1867, a 15 year old boy finds transparent rock by Orange River, South Africa.
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    Scramble for Africa

    The Scramble for For Africa was the occupation and partition of territory in Africa by major European powers. Begun by Otto Von Bismark who created a meeting to split up Africa.

  • Fashoda Crisis

    When French soldiers were walking through Sudan trying to claim it, they were met with British forces who sent them back to where they came from

  • South African Freedom

    After multiple Boer wars, the British parliament granted South Africa independence while creating Union of South Africa.
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    Apartheid

    The Apartheid was a time of racial segregation between Dutch-British whites and indigenous. White leaders disproved of interracial marriages and biracial children like Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela was the most famous person who fought against the Apartheid.
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    Algeria vs France

    Algeria begins a war with France fighting for independence. After a very brutal war Algeria finally gains independence from France.

  • Moroccan Independence

    In a peaceful treaty Morocco declares independence from France and later on France leave Morocco.

  • Ghana gains Independence

    Kwame Nkrumah demanded independence from British rule. March 6th, British withdraw occupation from the Gold Coast.

  • Republic of Congo and Zaire independence

    When Belgium gave its independence to Congo, Native leaders changed name to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and after later years Zaire was formed.

  • Rivona Trial

    This trial led to the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and other South African leaders who were accused of sabotaged and sentenced to imprisonment. Nelson Mandela delivered his famous "Prepared to Die" speech.

  • Zimbabwe

    Rhodesia was a state under light British rule who's leader, Ian Douglas Smith declared a Unilateral Declaration of Independence but officially gained independence on 1980

  • Apartheid is Abolished

    The fall of major racism in South Africa. Mandela released from prison.

  • Make South Africa Great Again

    Mandela becomes president in 1994. Mandela wins 62% of the votes and begins the countries first black president.
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    Ivorian Civil War

    The civil war was fought between rebel, Muslim south and government Christian north. There was a brief pause of the war thanks to the Ivorian national soccer qualifying for the 2006 world cup.

  • President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

    The 24th president of Liberia and the first female African head of state.

  • Niger's Coup

    Soldiers attacked the presidential palace and captured the president.Soldiers announced the formation of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy.

  • South Sudan Independence

    South Sudan gains independence after having the longest running civil war in Africa. South Sudan became independent after a referendum vote which had 98.83%.