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