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1400
Golden Age
Africans began to sail around the continent to look for gold. -
1500
Slave exchange
People began to sell guns and European goods in exchange for slaves. -
Colonization
Europe begins to make colonies in Africa. -
Taken over
By the 1900s Europe had already taken over most of Africa. -
Independence for South Africa
Great Britain granted independence for South Africa. -
Rebel
Inspired by type events of World War II, the Africans began to seriously rebel against colonaization. -
Kikuyu Organization
The kikuyu people of Kenya made a political organization -
Invasion
Italy invaded Ethiopia. -
Pan-Africanism
Kwame Nkrumah introduced the idea of Pan-Africanism which was a belief in the unity of all Black Africans worldwide. -
An Apartheid law
The Africans known as Afrikaners made an apartheid law. -
Independence for Sudan
Sudan gained independence from Great Britain -
The first civil war in Sudan
The first civil way started -
Independence for Ghana
Ghana gained independence in 1957. -
Independence for Nigeria
Nigeria gained independence. -
Independence for the Belgium Congo
The Belgium Congo gained independence. -
Independence for Rwanda
Rwanda gained independence. -
Independence for Kenya
Kenya gained independence. -
Arrested
Nelson Mandela was arrested for protesting against apartheid. -
A new leader in The Congo
Joseph Motebu seized power in the Congo -
The end of the first civil war in Sudan
The Sudan civil war ended -
Attempt of Independence
The Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent from Nigeria. -
A second civil war in sudan
The second civil war in Sudan began. -
A new president
F.W. De Klerk was elected for president -
End of Apartheid
The new president announced the end of apartheid and released Nelson Mandela. -
Nobel Peace prize
F.W. de Klerk and Mandela were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. -
First Open Election
South Africa held its first open election and Nelson Mandela was elected president. -
Violence in Rwanda Ends
Violence that broke out in Rwanda Ended. -
The end of a war
The second civil war in Sudan ended. -
A more democratic Government
People in Tunisia began to agitate for a more democratic government. -
South Sudan Independence
Sudan recognized South Sudan’s independence. -
Ben Ali Resigns
President Ben Ali resigned and a democratic government was elected. -
Captured
Quad if I was captured an killed. -
Forced to resign
Mubarak was a dictator in Egypt, he was forced to resign. -
Replaced
Mubarak was replaced,