History Africa and Current Events
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- European powers staked claims on Africa
- 1890s
- A small group of black elites emerged against the odds
- 1920-1930s
- WWII-brought change to Africa as the continent became a provider of resources
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- Cold War-communism helped isolated riots in countries
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- Members of British colonies suggested that giving Africans legislative control/executive power was the only way to avoid violence
- 1949
- Kwame Nkrumah
- Nkrumahism
- Gamal Abdel Nassar
- Nasserism-Egypt
- The first country to gain independence in Africa
- Algeria
- Militant nationals begin organizing in Algeria
- 1947
- Surprise guerilla attacks in Algeria on All Saints Day
- 1954
- Leopold Senghor
- One of the African elites who forced Charles de Gaulle to open peace talks (1960) and give Algeria independence (1962)
- Charles de Gaulle opens peace talks with Algeria
- 1960
- Charles de Gaulle give Algeria its independence
- 1962
- Leopold II
- had a great lust for territory/wealth in 1800s-1885, owned nearly 1 million square miles-1908, handed over empire to Belgians
- Leopold II hands his empire to the Belgians
- 1908
- Patrice Lumbumba
- Started Movement National Comgolais in 1958, sparked resistance
- Afrikaner uses apartheid
- 1948
- Nelson Mandela-prison sentence
- Leader of the African National Congress, South Africa, 1964
- Formation of the Organization of African Unity
- 1963
- Hastings Banda
- Grip over Malaqi
- First upheavals in Africa
- 1958
- Army intervention becoems necessary
- 1965
- Abeid Karume
- Dictator of Zanzibar
- Jean-Bedel Bukass
- Central African Republic-Dictator
- Francisco Nguema
- Equatorial Guinea-dictator
- Idi Anin
- Uganda-dictator
- oil shocks occur
- 1973
- Black Africa's debts rise 6 billion to 38 billion
- 1970-80
- WHO shows staggeting AIDS statistics
- 1990
- Uganda and Senegal launch AIDS programs
- 1980s
- President Bush writes Mobutu a letter asking him to resign
- 1993
- Steven Biko
- 1970s activist who had a plan for change
- F.W. de Klerk
- Past S. African president
- Mandela released from prison
- Feb 11, 1990
- Nelson Mandela elected president
- April 26, 1994
- Black Hawk Down in Somalia
- 1993
- Clinton embarks on comprehensive tour of Africa
- 1998
- NEPAD launched
- 2001