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1400
Europeans learned the riches of Africa
When Europeans started to make long sea trips in the 1400s they learned the riches of Africa beyond the Sahara and started to set up some new colonies -
1400
Africans began trading with Europeans
In 1400s africans beyond the Sahara started trading with the Europeans who had just recently arrived at their coastlines -
1500
African traders started to sell slaves for guns and other European goods
In the 1500s, African traders started to sell slaves for guns and other things from from the Europeans -
1500
Europeans built trading posts by the African coast.
AT the beginning of the 1500s the Europeans built some trading posts close to the African coast. -
Both Southern and Eastern Africas were colonized
Both of the Southern and Eastern Africas were colonized by the early 1600s -
Slave trade was mostly outlawed
the slave trade was mostly outlawed in the 1800s but then the Africans conflict continued -
European powers started actively colonizing Africa
In the 1800s the European powers started actively colonizing Africa -
Africans regained the power over their lands
Since the Europeans powers took control and transformed most of the African land, in 1900s they took it back -
The European nations had divided most of Africa into different colonies
By the early 1900s the European nations managed to divide most of Africa into different colonies -
South Africa
South Africa gained independence from Britain -
People started a political organization with a goal of becoming independent from Britain
People started a political organization with a goal of becoming independent from Britain -
Italy took over Ethiopia
Italy took over Ethiopia in the 1930s -
African independence moves gained momentum
In the 1940s the African independence moves gained more momentum -
White Minority
White minority adopted apartheid in 1948 -
Ghana decided to become independent
Ghana decided to become independent -
Nigeria gained independence
Nigeria gained their independence in the 1960s -
Belgium was quickly given independence to the Belgian Congo
Belgium was quickly given independence to the Belgian Congo -
Nelson Mandela and Apartheid
Nelson Madera had a major role to do with ending Apartheid. Nelson Mandela was a ANC leader who ended up getting put in jail. -
Finally after years of fighting Kenya gained independence from the British
After many years of fighting with Britain Kenya earned their independence from Britain -
Joseph Mobutu seized power and changed his country's name to Zaire
Joseph Mobutu (army leader) seized power and changed the country's name to Zaire -
Igbo attempted to leave Nigeria
Igbo attempted to leave Nigeria and start their own country -
Nelson Mandela was released from Prison
Nelson Mandela was released from jail because he agreed to end Apartheid -
Mandela was voted president
Nelson Mandela was voted to be president of South Africa -
Civil wars were still going until 2005
The civil war was on until 2005 and it killed millions of people -
South Sudan
South Sudan became independent -
President Hosni Mubarak
President Hosni Mubarak was forced by the Arab Spring to resign in 2011 -
Qaddafi killed
In the October of 2011 Qaddafi was killed -
Tunisia Dictator resigned
Tunisia dictator resigned in the January of 2011 -
Morsi elected
In 2012 Mohammed Morsi was elected as Islamic president by the Egyptians -
Morsi imprisoned
In 2013 the military decided to imprison Morsi and ban his political party