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Beginning of Colonialism in Africa
Spain and Portugal colonized parts of Northern Africa after increased interest in the Suez Canal. -
Berlin Conference
Fourteen European countries held meetings to discuss who could control what portions of Africa. These countries wanted to collect resources in Africa but didn't include any African nations in the meeting. -
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Scramble for Africa
Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal all colonized pieces of Africa and created many artificial states. This created many multinational states, which later caused conflicts. -
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Independence for Africa
With the exception of Liberia (Which had independence prior), all 54 African countries created independence movements. This caused them to gain independence from their colonizers over the span of 101 years. This started with South Africa, which gained independence from Britain, and ended with South Sudan gaining independence from Sudan.