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Modern AfricaModern Africa
TimelineTimeline
1910
1912
1948
1957
1960
1963
1963
1990
1994
1994
2000’s - present
South Africa won self-rule from Great Britain
African National Congress (ANC) opposed white domination
Apartheid set up in S. Africa
Ghana won independence Kwame Nkrumah
Sharpeville Massacre – South Africa
Kenya gains independence Jomo Kenyatta
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
Nelson Mandela freed after 27 years in prison
Nelson Mandela elected president of S. Africa
Rwanda Civil War – Hutus & Tutsis
Darfur, Sudan – Civil War
VocabularyVocabulary
KikuyuKikuyu
African farmers in KenyaAfrican farmers in Kenya
RefugeeRefugee
A person who fled his or her own A person who fled his or her own homeland to seek safety somewhere homeland to seek safety somewhere elseelse..
TribalismTribalism
Loyalty to one’s ethnic tribe, rather Loyalty to one’s ethnic tribe, rather than their nation.than their nation.
GenocideGenocide
An attempt to destroy an entire ethnic An attempt to destroy an entire ethnic or religious group.or religious group.
Mau MauMau MauRadical Kenyan nationalists that used Radical Kenyan nationalists that used Guerrilla warfare to fight for Guerrilla warfare to fight for independenceindependence
Organization of African UnityOrganization of African Unity
OAUOAU– African group to promote cooperation African group to promote cooperation
among members and seek peaceful among members and seek peaceful solutions to disputessolutions to disputes
DesertificationDesertification
Spread of desert areasSpread of desert areas
AIDS AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome– Epidemic – 24.5 million people infectedEpidemic – 24.5 million people infected
SahelSahelSemi-desert region south of the Sahara Semi-desert region south of the Sahara DesertDesert
DeforestationDeforestationRainforests cleared, cut downRainforests cleared, cut down
ApartheidApartheidLegal separation of the racesLegal separation of the races
HomelandsHomelandsAreas where blacks were forced to live Areas where blacks were forced to live in South Africa – bad soil, ghettosin South Africa – bad soil, ghettos
African National CongressAfrican National Congress
ANCANC– South African group opposed to White South African group opposed to White
Domination – used boycotts, marches, & strikesDomination – used boycotts, marches, & strikes
JanjaweedJanjaweedArab militiamen backed by the Sudan Arab militiamen backed by the Sudan GovernmentGovernment