Africa

By Massey
  • 1400

    Europeans Sail South

    The Europeans sailed south to find new places, and found Africa. They tried to find things like silk and spices.
  • 1500

    Europeans Start Trading for Slaves

    The Europeans start trading things for African slaves.
  • 1500

    Europeans Build Trading Posts

    The Europeans built trading posts to trade for guns and/or slaves.

  • Europeans Start Colonizing

    The Europeans go to Africa, and start colonizing African countries.

  • Europe has Almost All of Africa

    The Europeans have colonized almost all of Africa except for Ethiopia.

  • South Africa is Independent

    South Africa becomes independent from Great Britain

  • Kikuyu Start a Political Organization

    The Kikuyu from Kenya start a political organization to fight the rule of Great Britain.

  • Italy Tries to Invade Ethiopia

    Italy tried to colonize Ethiopia, but failed.

  • Africans Start to Rebel

    The African people have had enough, and start to fight back.

  • Kwame Nkrumah Introduces Pan-Africanism

    Kwame Nkrumah starts pan-africanism which means all black africans are equal.

  • Afrikaners Make an Apartheid Law

    The Afrikaners (white africans) made a law where black and white africans were separated by race.

  • Sudan is Independent

    Sudan becomes independent from Great Britain.

  • Ghana Gains Independence

    Ghana gains independence from Great Britain.

  • Nigeria Becomes Independent

    Nigeria becomes independent from Great Britain.

  • Belgium Congo Becomes Independent

    Belgium Congo becomes independent from Belgium.

  • Rwanda Becomes Independent

    Rwanda becomes independent from Belgium.

  • Kenya Becomes Independent

    Kenya becomes independent from Great Britain.

  • Nelson Mandela is Arrested

    Nelson Mandela is arrested because he was protesting apartheid, so he was sentenced to life in jail.

  • Joseph Mobutu Seizes Power of Belgium Congo

    Joseph Mobutu seized power in Belgium Congo, and people continued to suffer.

  • Igbo People Try to Declare Themselves Independent

    The Igbo try to become independent, but this causes a civil war.

  • F.W de Clerk is the President of South Africa

    F. W. de Clerk became president and helped end apartheid.

  • Apartheid Ends

    Apartheid ends because F. W. de Clerk stopped it and became president.

  • Nelson Mandela is Released from Prison

    Nelson Mandela is released from prison when apartheid ends.

  • Nelson Mandela Gets Nobel Peace Prize

    Nelson Mandela gets the Nobel Peace Prize for helping end apartheid.

  • F.W de Clerk Gets Nobel Peace Prize

    F. W. de Clerk gets the Nobel Peace Prize for ending apartheid.

  • Nelson Mandela is South Africa's President

    Nelson Mandela becomes president after F. W. de Clerk.

  • Tunisia Wants a Democratic Government

    Tunisia wants a fair democratic government.

  • Ben Ali Resigns

    Ben Ali resigns from being president due to the democratic situation.

  • Muammar Qaddafi is Killed

    Muammar Qaddafi is captured and killed by America-supported rebels.

  • Hosni Mubarak Resigns

    Hosni Mubarak was a dictator that controlled Egypt for thirty years.

  • South Sudan is Independent

    After a civil war, South Sudan becomes independent.

  • Muhammed Morsi Leads Egypt

    He took over after Mubarak, and was an Islamic Fundamentalist.

  • Mohammed Morsi is Overthrown By the Military

    The military overthrows him because they don't like him.