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1400
European Rule
Africans beyond the Sahara begin trading with Europeans -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Africa Colonization
Africa -
1500
African Slave trade
They traded people for guns -
1500
Trading posts
They built trading posts on American soil -
Colonization
Large regions of central Africa were colonized. Southern and Eastern Africa were also colonized. -
Slave Trade
The slave trade was mostly outlawed. -
European Powers
They began colonizing Africa. -
Impact of Colonization
European nations had divided Africa into colonies. -
`South Africa
Gained their independence -
Kikuyu
People started political organization. -
African Independence
African indépendance gained momentum. -
Independence
Most of Africa gained independence -
Rebellion
The rebelión caused wars until 2005 -
Ghona
They became independent. -
Independence
The Belgian congo gained independence. -
Kenya
Gained their independence. -
Army Leader
Army leader Joseph Mobutu seized power and changed the country's name to Zaire. -
Black farmers
Thousands of mostly black farmers were killed in the early 2000's -
Civil wars
Up to 2005 civil wars killed several million people -
South Sudan
South Sudan became independent -
Tunisian
Tunisia's dictator resigned in January. -
Libya
Qaddafi was killed in October -
Egypt
Arab Springs protests, forced president Hosni Mubarak to resign. -
Constitution
The king of Morocco issued a new constitution in 2011 -
President
Mohammad Morsi was elected as president -
Islam President
Muhammad Morsi was sent to prison by the military.