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  2. Name Year Colonial power Morocco: 1912 France [1]: Libya: 1911 Italy [2]: Fulani Empire: 1903 France and the United Kingdom: Swaziland: 1902 United Kingdom [3]: Ashanti Confederacy: 1900 ...

  3. History of Africa - Wikipedia

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    History of Africa. This article contains oral traditions intended to be performed orally and not suited to literary form. Archaic humans emerged out of Africa between 0.5 and 1.8 million years ago. This was followed by the emergence of modern humans (Homo sapiens) in East Africa around 300,000–250,000 years ago.

  4. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [ 6 ] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [ 7 ]

  5. Decolonisation of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Order of independence of African nations, 1950–2011. The decolonisation of Africa was a series of political developments in Africa that spanned from the mid-1950s to 1975, during the Cold War. Colonial governments gave way to sovereign states in a process often marred by violence, political turmoil, widespread unrest, and organised revolts.

  6. Colonisation of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Ancient and medieval colonies. Africa in 1910. In the early historical period, colonies were founded in North Africa by migrants from Europe and Western Asia, particularly Greeks and Phoenecians. Under Egypt 's Pharaoh Amasis (570–526 BC) a Greek mercantile colony was established at Naucratis, some 50 miles from the later Alexandria. [2]

  7. Chronology of Western colonialism - Wikipedia

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    1788: Britain claims and proceeds to settle the eastern half of the continent of Australia. 1791-1804: Haitian Revolution and abolition of slavery by the French First Republic (reestablished by Napoleon in 1804). 1795: Britain invades the Cape region of present-day South Africa. 1798: French Invasion of Egypt.

  8. African independence movements - Wikipedia

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    The African independence movements took place in the 20th century, when a wave of struggles for independence in European-ruled African territories were witnessed. Notable independence movements took place: Algeria (former French Algeria), see Algerian War. Angola (former Portuguese Angola), see Portuguese Colonial War.

  9. Timeline of Rwandan history - Wikipedia

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    1993. 4 August. The Arusha Accords are signed between President Habyarimana and leaders of the RPF in Arusha, Tanzania, ending the Rwandan Civil War. [7] 1994. 6 April. President Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira are assassinated as their aircraft is shot down approaching Kigali.

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