Colonization of Africa
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Updated: 6 Oct 2022
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Created byKayden Watkins
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The Portuguese establish themselves on the Swahili CoastThe Berlin ConferenceFrance gains ownership of EgyptLeopold the II gains
private ownership
of the CongoBelgium annexes the
Congo and it becomes
a colonyGermany gains the
Togo and Cameroon
as a colonyNigeria becomes
a British colonyKenya becomes
a British colonyBritian gains control
over South AfricaDutch settlers (known as Boers)
settle in South AfricaThe Congo gains independenceAngola gains independenceNigeria gains independencePortagal colonizes AngolaSouth Sudan splits from SudanDesmond Tutu is
awarded the Nobel
Peace PrizeKenya gains independenceThe French lose
control of Egpyt
to BritianNelson Mandela is
imprisoned on Robben
IslandNelson Mandela becomes
the first president of South AfricaFrance establishes
trading posts in West
AfricaLiberia is established
by former slavesFrance gains Niger as a colonyNiger gains independenceThe African Association is created in LondonSpain gains a permantnent hold in AfricaSouth Africa gains independenceApartheid begins
in South AfricaApartheid EndsFashoda IncidentSecond Barbary WarThe British abolish slaveryThe Anglo-Zulu WarThe US abolishes slaveryThe French abolish slaveryRosetta Stone is discoveredPeriods
Colonization of AfricaDecolonization of AfricaModern AfricaScramble for AfricaTrans Atlantic Slave TradeFirst Barbary WarAmerican military intervention in SomaliaKongo Civil WarFrench Exploration of Madagascar
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