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1400
Trading
Africans began trading across the Sahara with the Europeans -
1500
Trading Posts
Europeans built trading posts on the African coast -
1500
Slavery
African traders began selling slaves for guns -
Colonization
Southern and Eastern Africa were colonized -
Slavery Banned
In the early 1800s the slave trade was outlawed -
Europe Colonizing
European powers begin colonizing Africa -
Africa Divided into Colonies
Europeans divided Africa into Colonies -
Africa
Indepence came as 3arly as 1910 -
Political Organization
people start forming a political organization in Africa -
Ethiopia
Ethiopia although never conquered, was attacked by Italy -
African Independence Movements
African Independence Movements gain momentum -
Apartheid
South Africa adopts apartheid -
Period: to
Africa
most of African gains independence -
Rebellion
Southern Sudanese people after gaining independence rebelled against the Northern Sudanese -
Period: to
Civil Wars Raging in Sudan
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Ghana Independence
Ghana becomes an independent country -
Nigeria
Nigeria gains independence -
Belgium
Belgium gave independence to Congo suddenly -
Nelson Mandela Jailed
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Kenya
Kenya gains independence -
Congo
Joseph Mobutu gains power -
Igbo
Igbo tries to leave Nigeria -
Period: to
F.W. de Klerk's presidency
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F.W. De Klerk
F.W de Klerk, who was South Africa's President at the time, released Mandela and ended Apartheid -
South African Voting
all races in South Africa were allowed to vote -
Genocide in Rwanda
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Black Farmer
Many black farmers are killed in Darfur -
Democracy
Democracy movement known as "Arab Spring" began in Tunisia -
South Sudan
South Sudan became independent -
Tunisia Dictator
Tunisia's dictator resigns, and more democracy put in place -
Constitution
New constitution issued in Morocco -
Qaddafi killed
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Democracy in Egypt
Democracy forced president Hasni Mubarak to resign -
Mohammad Morsi
Mohammed Morsi elected president of Egypt