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Europeans Begin Sea Voyages
In the 1400s the Europeans began to make long sea voyages -
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Africans Begin Selling Enslaved People
In the 1500s African Traders began selling enslaved people for guns, and other goods. -
1500
Europeans Built Trading Post on the African Coast
Beginning in the 1500s Europeans began to build trading post on the African coast -
Southern and Eastern Africa were Colonized
Souther and Eastern Africa were colonized as early as the 1600s -
Slave Trade Mostly Outlawed
In the 1800s selling enslaved people began to become mostly outlawed. -
Europeans Began Colonizing Africa
In the 1800s European powers began actively colonizing Africa -
Africans Regain Power
The 1900s is when Africans began to regain power over all their land. -
Africa was Mostly Divided into Colonies
By 1900 European nations had divided most of Africa into colonies -
Independence Came to South Africa
In South Africa independence came as early as 1910 -
South Africa Gained Independence
In 1910 South Africa gained independence from Britain -
People Started a Political Organization Wanting Independence
People in Kenya and Kikuyu started a political organization in the 1920s with the goal of independence from Britain. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
Ethiopia was the only country that remained independent after being invaded in the 1930s -
African Independence Movements Gained Momentum
Africa had independence movements that finally started to gain momentum in the 1940s -
They Adopted Apartheid
In 1948 they adopted apartheid a former South African policy of strict separation of races -
Most of Africa Became Independent
Finally most of African became independent -
Southerners Rebelled Against Northern Rule
Only after Sudan gained independence did the southerners rebel against the northern rule in 1956 -
Ghana Became Independent
In 1957 Ghana finally became independent -
Nigeria Became Independent
After a long journey Nigeria finally became independent in 1960 -
Independence was Granted to the Belgian Congo
Belgium abruptly granted independence to the Belgian Congo in 1960 -
Nelson Madela was Jailed
In 1962 Nelson Madela who was a ANC leader who was jailed in 1962 -
Kenya Gained Independence
After years of negotiation and finally violence Between Kenya and the British, Kenya gained independence in 1963 -
Countries Name Changed to Zaire
In 1965 army leader Joseph Mobutu seized power and changed the country's name to Zaire after the traditional name for the Congo River -
An oil-rich Region Attempted to leave Nigeria
In1967 the oil-rich region controlled by Igbo ethnic group attempted to leave Nigeria -
South African President Realizes the Destruction from Apartheid
From 1989 to 1994 the president of South Africa realized that apartheid was destroying South Africa -
Madela was Released from Prison
In 1990 the president of South Africa released Mandela from prison -
Mandela Became President
In 1994 Madela became the first black president of South Africa -
Hutu Militia Groups Killed Tutsis
IN 1994 Hutu military and militia groups killed around an estimated 800,000 to 1 million Tutsis -
Black Farmers Killed
In the early 2000s hundreds of millions of black farmers were killed -
Civil Wars Ended
There were many civil wars in Africa for independence but only after several million people were killed did the wars end in 2005 -
Arab Spring Began in Tunisia
The Arab Spring was a movement for more democracy that began in Tunisia during 2010 -
South Sudan Became Independent
Southern Sudan became independent only in 2011 -
Tunisia's Dictator Resigned
In January of 2011 Tunisia's Dictator Resigned and was replaced -
The Military Imprisoned Morsi
In 2013 the military imprisoned Morsi and banned his political party