| 1814 |
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Dutch cede Cape Colony to British |
| 1822 |
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Colony for freed American slaves established in Liberia |
| 1828 |
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Death of Chaka, great Zulu conqueror |
| 1830 |
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French capture Algeria from Turks |
| 1836 |
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Great Trek of Boers (Afrikaners) from British South Africa |
| 1841 |
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David Livingstone begins African explorations |
| 1855 |
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David Livingstone "discovers" Victoria Falls |
| 1869 |
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Suez Canal opened in Egypt |
| 1871 |
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Henry Stanley finds David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika |
| 1872 |
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Self-rule granted to Cape Colony in South Africa |
| 1876 |
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Belgium under king Leopold II annexes African Congo |
| 1879 |
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Britain and France take control of Egypt and Suez Canal |
| 1879 |
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Zulu War in South Africa |
| 1881 |
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French annexe Tunisia and other North African possessions |
| 1883 |
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Revolt against British rule in Sudan |
| 1885 |
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Germany annexes south-western and parts of eastern Africa |
| 1889 |
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Henry Stanley completes his explorations of Africa |
| 1890 |
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Cecil Rhodes becomes Prime Minister of Cape Colony |
| 1898 |
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Horatio Earl Kitchener re-conquers Sudan for Britain |
| 1899 |
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Beginning of Boer War in South Africa |
| 1900 |
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British establish control over much of east and central Africa |
| 1902 |
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Boers surrender to British forces in South Africa |
| 1909 |
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Union of South Africa established |
| 1912 |
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African National Congress (ANC) formed in South Africa to fight apartheid |
