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Congo Independence Movement
The Congo Independence started with the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. -
Land Act of 1913 (amended in 1936)
A territorial foundation was established which led was led by the Land Act in 1913 and was later amended in 1936. -
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India Independence Movement
The India Independence Movement started in 1922
- Indian National Congress
- Salt March
- Quit India
- Quit then separate
- Muslim League
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Ghana Independence Movement
Ghana begins the journey with the first legislative council elections taking place (1946). Ghana became independent with Kwame Nkrumah as the prime minister (1957).
- Pan Africanism
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Indian Independence Movement
The Indian Independence movement was led by Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal which went against British rule in a nonviolent resistance movement. Indian independence was gained in 1947 -
South Africa Apartheid
The South African apartheid was a racial segregation under the all-white government of South Africa to require the non-white Americans which was the majority f the population to live in separate areas, and have different facilities -
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South Africa Apartheid
After the National Party won that year's elections they began to work on the apartheid. This was a social project of the national government based on a series of laws that made it legal.
- Sharpeville Massacre
Soweto Massacre
Native Land Act
Population Registration Act
Pass Laws Act
Separate Amenities Act
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African Males Laws
The government required all African males over the age of 16 to carry a ¨reference book¨ which contained personal information and employment history. -
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Protest against Laws
The protest began due to the humiliating laws and influenced the anti-apartheid struggle from the Defiance Campaign. -
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Mau Mau Rebellion
The Mau Mau Rebellion was a rebellion in the British colony of Kenya that was fought from 1952 to 1960.
- Detention Camps
- London Conference 1962
- Kenya Africa Union
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Mau Mau Rebellion
Mau Mau was an attack by the European settlers and Kikuyu. This was a culminating attack on the village of Lari in March 1953. -
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an overthrow of the government in Cuba. It began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as the head of state. -
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Algerian War for Independence
The Algerian War began due to the goal to restore a sovereign Algerian state.
- National Liberation Front
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Women´s Protest in Pretoria
20,00 women held a march at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act. -
Ghana Independence Movement
Ghana gained independence from Britain on March 6, 1957. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led by Kwame Nkrumah who helped Ghana gain independence and made the country into a republic and he was president for life. -
Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act of 1959
The Bantustans created the Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act of 1959, which led to the abolished indirect representation of the blacks in Pretoria and divided Africans into 10 groups based on ethics. Each one of the groups was assigned a ¨homeland¨. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was led by Fidel Castro. He leads the movement in a guerrilla war against Batista forces from the Sierra Maestra. -
Burning of Passes
A protest began at a police station in Sharpeville by burning passes which led to 69 protesters being massacred. -
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Grand Apartheid
A policy in the 1960s to 1970s that allowed the apartheid government to separate development. -
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Apartheid Government - Moving of South Africans
From 1960 to 1983 the government forcefully moved 3.5 million South Africans. This was considered in the mass removals of people in modern history. -
Congo Independence Movement
A nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo that was to end colonial rule. This movement paved the way for the country's independence on June 30, 1960 -
Algerian War for Independence
The purpose of the war was to gain independence for the sovereign Algerian state. The war resulted in France the leaders of the FLN signing a peace agreement. -
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Cambodian Civil War
The Cambodian Civil War was caused by Khmer Rouge wanting to replace Prince Sihanouk with a communist government. -
Cambodian Civil War
The Vietnamese communist helped Khmer Rouge to replace Prince Sihanouk with a communist government. It ended with the fall of Phnom Penh by the Khmer Rouge. -
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Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution started because of riots and protests which were demanding the removal of the Shah and the return of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. -
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution was caused by the inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people. This revolution was a series of events that went into the plan to overthrow the government. -
Pass Laws were repealed
The laws pertaining to pass laws were repealed due to being expensive and ineffective. These passes led to more than 17 million arrests. -
First Black President in South Africa
Nelson Mandela became president after 3 1/2 centuries of colonialism and apartheid. He was the first South African democratically elected president. Mandela was 75 years old when he became president.