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1400
Golden age of Exploration
The Golden age of Exploration is where people started to sail around Africa -
1401
Trade
Europeans began making trades with African people living in southern Sahara. -
1500
European Traders
In the early 1500's the European trader traded Africas guns and weapons for slaves. After the trade was made the slaves were sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to help the American people raise cotton and deal with sugar. -
1500
Colonization
The European people began to make trading post in Africa. -
Trading
the trading post helped the European people take over other countries and use their resources to benefit themselves, or their country. -
Taking land
Europe had almost all of Africa by the 1900's. When they had almost of Africa the part that they had took were made slaves. -
World War 2
In cause of World War 2 Africans started to go against colonization. -
South Africa
In 1910 South Africa was given independence from Great Britain. -
Kikuyu
The Kikuyu people of Kenya started a political organization to fight for freedom for Great Britain. -
Italy and Ethiopia
In 1930 Italy had grabbed almost every inch of Ethiopia. -
Race
In 1948 Afrikaners made a apartheid law. White people couldn't marry black people and the black South African's had horrible health care, and schooling. Blacks could not vote so they had no say in the government. The blacks were forced to work and listen to the Afrikaners. -
Sudan
Sudan gained their independence in 1956 from Great Britain. -
Nigeria
Nigeria became independent in 1960 after a hard tackle against the British. -
Rwanda
In 1962 Rwanda got independence after a outbreak of violence. -
Kenya
Kenya became independent in 1963, it took Kenya a long while before they became independent. -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was one of the best known African National Congress leader. Instead of upgrading to a Clan leader he went to law school to be a lawyer instead. -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was arrested for his actions. -
Joseph Mobutu
Joseph Mobutu gained power in 1965, over the people in Congo over violence. -
Igbo
The Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent. -
Civil War
there was a Civil War from 1983 - 2005. -
F.W. De Klerk
F.W. De klerk was elected for president for South Africa. -
Mendela and de Klerk
Mendela and de Klerk were awarded Nobel Piece prize for their work in the apartheid -
Violence in Rwanda
The violence in Rwanda continued from 1962 - 1994. From 1962 - 1992 about 800,00 to 1 million Tutsi people were killed from the violence. -
Tutsi
In 2010 the Tutsi people wanted a democratic government. -
Ben Ali
In 2011 Ben Ali was the president and signed and then a democratic government was elected. -
Qaddafi's Murder
Qaddafi was murdered and then a new government was elected. -
Mubarak
Mubarak was a dictator who controlled Egypt for 30 years -
Terrorist
In 2011 Rebel groups didn't like the new government which lead to more violence. -
Mohammed Morsi
Mubarak was replaced by Islamic Fundamentalist. witch was lead by Mohammed Morsi. -
Morsi
Morsi's government was removed by the military, because of of his political party.