Africa Timeline

By smithsns
  • 1400

    Europeans made long sea voyages

  • 1400

    Africans began trading with Europeans

  • 1500

    African traders sold slaves for goods

  • 1500

    Built trading posts on African Coasts

  • Southern and Eastern Africa Colonized

  • Slave trading outlawed

  • Europeans started to colonizing Africa

  • Africans regained power

  • Africa divided into colonies

  • South Africa gained independence

  • Kikuyu people started an organization for independence form Britain

  • Ethiopia invaded by Itlaly

  • African independence movements gained momentum

  • South Africa Adopted Apartheid

  • Africa Gained independence

  • Sudan gained independence

  • Ghana became independent

  • Nigeria became independent

  • More of Africa gained independence

  • Belgium granted independence to the Belgian Congo

  • Nelson Mandela Jailed

  • Kenya gained independence

  • Joseph Mobutu seized power and changed country's name to Zaire

  • An oil rich ethnic group attempted to leave Nigeria

  • Nelson Mandela released from jailed and apartheid ended

  • Nelson Mandela became president

  • Hutu military and militia groups killed Tutsis

  • Arab Spring movement started in Tunisia

  • Arab Spring forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign

  • South Sudan became independent

  • Tunisia's dictator resigned

  • Voters approved constitution

  • Quaddafi killed

  • New Islamic President elected

  • Military imprisoned Morsi