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Mar 18, 1280
Manasa Musa
Manasa muasa came into power in Mali in 1280 -
Mar 18, 1280
Provinces
The first thing Manasa did when he took the throne, was divide Mali into provinces. -
Mar 18, 1283
Religious Freedom
Manasa Must established religious freedom in 1283 in Mali. -
Mar 18, 1285
University
In Mali, Munasa must created a university. People from all around to the world traveled to study at his university in Mali. (exact date unknown) -
Mar 18, 1337
Manasa Muasa Death
Manasa tragically died in 1337 cause unknown -
Mar 18, 1389
Ghana
Ghana had a population of 27 million -
Mar 18, 1389
Ghana
In ghana, religious tolerance and fairness is taught to everyone -
Mar 18, 1389
Currency
Ghana established a currency called a Cedi, and it's actually a type of shell. -
Jan 17, 1464
Sunni took the throne
Sunni Ali took the throne in C. 1464 by campaigning against the Fulani people. (Exact date unknown) -
Mar 12, 1464
Kingdom Compromised
The kingdom compromised a small area in upper Niger valley. This was to settle things, and not start a war. (Exact date unknown, probably when Sunni Ali took the throne) -
Mar 12, 1469
West African peoples
Sunni wanted to take control of West African peoples and saw a chance in 1468 when sunni conquered Timbuktu and drove out the Tuareg. Sunni Ali plundered and murdered many people of Tuareg (Exact date unknown) -
Mar 12, 1473
Fighting
Sunni spent his life fighting off the Mossi, the Fulai and the Tuareg. Songhai was finally conquered in 1473 (Exact date unknown) -
Mar 12, 1492
Death
Sunni died in 1492 while returning from a campaign against the fulani people. (Exact date unknown) -
Mar 18, 1500
Slaves
Portugal began slave trading in the late 1500's -
Plantations
Plantations grew and they needed more and more African slaves. -
Abolished
The slave trading in Portugal would only be definitely abolished in 1869 -
Independence
Ghana, in 1957, the country became the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain total independence.