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1400
The Golden Age
The Europeans began to sail to south around the continent of Africa in the continent of Africa. This was in a attempt to reach the wealth of silks and spices found in India and China. -
1500
European traders
European traders began to sell Africans guns and European trader got goods in exchange for slaves. They were transported a across the Atlantic Ocean. -
1569
Trading
The European began to build trading post in Africa in the early 1500’s. -
The take over
They started to colonize and take over another country for the resources it can provide. -
Brittany got land
Brittany started to to take over and control central Southern Africa while France seized most of west Africa. -
South Africa
Controlled the government -
Freedome
They were fighting for freedoms from Great Britain. -
A big take
Europe had taken over nearly all of Africa. The only country to remain uncolonized what’s Ethiopia, though Italy did invade the country in the 30’. -
Afrikaners
Afrikaners made apartheid law. -
WWII
In WWII Africans began to seriously rebel against colonization. In Ghana in the mid 40’s Kwamw Nkrumah introduces an idea. -
Sudan
Sudan gained its independence from Great Britain In 1956 -
Independence
Ghana gained indipentance. -
Independent
Nigeria became independent. -
Unable
Belgium Congo became independent. -
Independence
Independence comes to the country of Rwanda in 1962 after which violence broke out and they Hutu took control -
Prison
In 1964, Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for his actions. Mandela would not be silenced and continued to protest from prison. F.W. de Klerk was elected president of South Africa in 1989. -
Seized power
Joseph mobutu seized in power. -
War
After independence, the people in the south rebelled against northern rule leading to two civil wars from 1956 to 1972 and from 1983 to 2005. -
Igbo
Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent. -
The end
In 1993, Mandela and de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in ending apartheid. -
Mandela
In 1993, Mandela and de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in ending apartheid. -
Violence
The country of Rwanda continued to experience violence. -
Hutu
1994, Hutu began to engage in genocide against the Tutsi people. Between 800,000 to 1 million Tutsi people were murdered. Eventually the Tutsi came back into power and restored peace. -
Death
Millions of people died. -
Tunisia
In 2010 people in Tunisia began to agitate fro a more democratic government. This movement became know as the Arab spring -
Sudan
Sudan recognized south Sudan’s independence -
Qaddafi
Qaddafi was captured and killed in 2011, and a new government was elected. -
Arab spring
At the beginning of the Arab Spring Egypt was under the leadership of President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak was a dictator who had controlled Egypt for 30 years. He was forced to resign in 2011. -
Ben Ali
Morsi’s term was short because in 2013, his government was overthrown by the military. Morsi was imprisoned and his political party was banned. The new government gave more power to the police and military in the new constitution. -
Mubarak
Mubarak was replaced by an Islamic fundamentalist government led by Mohammed Morsi in 2012. -
A give
Morsi’s term was short because in 2013, his government was overthrown by the military. Morsi was imprisoned and his political party was banned. The new government gave more power to the police and military in the new constitution.