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1400
Europeans began to sail south
Europeans began to sail south around the continent of Africa in an attempt to get the goods found in India and China -
1500
Europeans made goods in exchange for slaves
Those slaves were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas to work on sugar, rice and cotton plantations. -
1500
Europeans build trading posts in Africa
Europeans built trading posts so they could exchanges the slaves they have for goods -
Europeans take over and colonizing other countries
Europeans took over other countries so they could take there resources -
Europeans conquered almost all of Africa
Europeans have invaded and conquered almost all of Africa -
Africans rebel
Africans started to rebel against colonization -
Africas independence
Africa was finally granted independence from Great Britain -
Fighting for freedom
people from Kenya began a political organization in the 1920s to fight for freedom from Great Britain. -
Italy invaded Ethiopia
Ethiopia was one of the last countries to be invaded but it was eventually by Italy in 1930 -
Pan-Africanism
Kwame Nkrumah introduced the idea of Pan-Africanism which was a belief in the unity of all Black Africans worldwide. -
Apartheid law
white South Africans known as Afrikaners made apartheid law. -
Ghanas Independence
Ghana gained its independence in 1957 -
Nigerias Independence
Nigeria became independent after a fierce struggle against the British. -
Belgiums independence
Belgium Congo became independent in 1960. -
Independence
After many years Kenya finally gained there freedom -
Mandelas arrest
Instead of becoming a clan leader, Mandela instead went to school to become a lawyer. As an adult, he
began to protest aparheid. In 1964,
Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life
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Joseph Mobutu Seizes power
The country was unable to create a stable, fair
government. As a result, in 1965 Joseph Mobutu seized power. -
Igbo tried to declare independence
In 1976 the Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent. They named their new country Biafra. -
F.W de Klerk as President
F.W de Klerk was elected president -
End of Apartheid
In 1990 F.W de Klerk announced the end of apartheid and released Mandela from prison