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1400
Golden Age of Exploration
During the Golden Age of Exploration, Europeans began to sail south around the continent of Africa in an attempt to reach the wealth of silks and spices found in India and China. -
1500
European trade
European traders began to sell Africans guns and European made goods in exchange for slaves. -
1500
Trading Posts
The Europeans began to build trading posts in Africa -
Europeans Colonizing
Europeans were colonizing or taking over another country for the resources it could provide. -
Europe Taking over Africa
Europe had taken over nearly all of Africa. -
Africans Rebellion
Africans began to seriously rebel against colonization. -
South Africa
South Africa was granted independence from Great Britain. -
Political organization
People of Kenya began a political organization. -
Ethiopia
The only country to remain uncolonized was Ethiopia. -
Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism was a belief in the unity of all Black Africans worldwide. -
Afrikaners
They made apartheid law. -
Civil War
The start of first the civil war in Africa. -
Sudan
Sudan gained independence. -
Ghana
Ghana started to gain its independence. -
Belgium Congo
Belgium Congo became independent. -
Nigeria
Nigeria became independent after fighting with the British. -
Rwanda
Rwanda gained independence after some trouble. -
Kenya
Kenya finally gained its independence after years of trying to gain independence. -
Mandela
Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life
in prison. -
Joseph Mobutu
Joseph Mobutu seized power. -
Civil War
The first civil war ended in Africa. -
Igbo people
They tried to declare themselves independent. -
Civil War
The start of the second war in Africa. -
F.W. de Klerk
F.W. de Klerk became the president of South Africa. -
Prison Released
Nelson Mandela was released from prison. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Mandela and de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. -
New President
Nelson Mandela was elected president. -
Hutu
Hutu began to engage in genocide against the Tutsi people. -
Civil war
The end of the second civil war in Africa. -
Democratic Government
The people of Tunisia began to want a more democratic government. -
South Sudan
South Sudan gained independence -
Ben Ali
Ben Ali quit then a democratic government was elected. -
Qaddafi
Qaddafi was captured and killed.