nov 15, 1884 - European Nations carve up Africa at the Berlin Conference
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At the conference, 14 countries – Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway (unified from 1814-1905), Turkey and the USA – were represented. The European leaders met to divide up Africa with the borders that exist to this day
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