1880 - European Rule
Small areas of the African continent were still under European rule.
Decolonization Timeline
This timeline will go through how and when Africa and South Africa gained their independence.
1899-1902 - Boer War
The Afrikaner's, referring to "white Africans," had unsuccessfully looked for independence from a British-ruled South Africa during the Boer War.
1910 - South Africa
South Africa had been independent of Great Britain since this year, and forward on.
1913 - Boundaries Drawn
By this year, the Europeans were done with carving up the whole of Africa. The boundaries, which are shown in the picture attached, formed the basis of the African nations we have today. The picture is a comparison of the previous date, 1880, and 1913, when the Europeans had drawn boundaries for their 40 new states or 'colonies.'
1920 - Pan-Africanism
A movement called Pan-Africanism had been nourishing nationalist movements in Africa for awhile. Pan-Africanism emphasized the unity of Africans and people of African descent all over the world.
http://www.ocs.cnyric.org/webpages/phyland/files/africa%20in%20the%2020th%20century.pdf
1946 - The Beginning of Independence
Four African countries - Liberia, South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia - gained their independence by this year.
1948 - South Africa's Apartheid
In the official policy of apartheid, a system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race, blacks were to be separated from whites in every way while continuing Africans' labor power in their white-controlled economy.
1950 - World War II
After the destruction of World War II, European countries no longer had the same economic strength or determination to rule Africa, as before. This is when African countries began to gain their own independence.
1960 - The Year of Africa
Seventeen African territories gained independence from the strong arm of European colonial rule. These nations joined the United Nation's General Assembly and gave greater voice to the non-Western world.
1963 - Kenya
Kenya became an independent state, after being rocked by the Mau Mau rebellions against British rule.
1966 - Ghana
Ghana was the first African state to emerge from colonial rule. Kwame Nkrumah led the nation until he was overthrown in this year by a police-army coup. Since then, Ghana has had its independence, although democracy is somewhat unstable today
1974 - Angola and Mozambique
From facts, no two nations suffered more than these from the Cold War. Originally they were controlled by the Portuguese, but were offered independence in this year.
1979 - Black Labor Movement
South Africa's black labor movement was legalized in this year and became very active and political. The above picture shows how black Africans were normally treated, before this movement came into play.
1994 - South African Rule
African rule was delayed until this year in South Africa due to the white South Africans of British and Afrikaner background that made the black African "majority rule" seem threatened.
July 9, 2011 - Republic of South Sudan
On this date, the Republic of Sudan made and signed a 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum, which gave Africa independence over the Republic of South Sudan. This was the most recent "gain of independence" for Africa.