AFRIC

AN
HISTO
RY
Maripaz and
Fernanda

HOW HAVE NORTH, CENTRAL,

& SOUTH AFRICA BEEN
QUESTION:
AFFECTED DIFFERENTLY
THROUGH HISTORY?

IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN
AFRICAN HISTORY

NELSON
MANDELA
Born in July 18, 1918 in South

Africa

1942: joined the African National

Congress

1942: "Long Walk to Freedom"

1956: arrested for political

advocacy (27 years in prison)

1991: elected for African

Congress president

1993: awarded Noble Peace Prize

with FW Klerk

1994: won election for South

African president (first black
president)

2009: July 18 was declared

"Mandela Day

December 5, 2013 (95 years

old)

ANWAR ELSADAT
Born December 26, 1918
in Mit Abal-Kawn, Egypt

1942: Arrested/escaped 2
years later

1946-1948: Prison again

1950s: served military

1964-1970: vice president

1970: President

1977: Presented peace

plan with Israel/ 1978:
agree

1978: Noble Peace prize

Killed October 6, 1981 in

Ciaro, Egypt by Muslim

REGIONS

5 regions

Northern Africa

Central Africa

Southern Africa

Western Africa

Eastern Africa

HISTORY (NORTH
AFRICA)
Math developed in Egypt

1750: Existence of Janissaries

allowed N.A. To be the upperhand in militaristic events

1798: Egypt influenced by

Europeans ideas &
industrialize

1800: delayed industrial

action

1882: Britain wanted

control in Egypt to
secure the routes

1884: Berlin conference

changed European
colonization and trade in
Africa

1805: Muhammad introduced

number of political and
economic reforms

1839: war between Egypt and

1899: Britain grew to be
Ottoman Empire
the largest producer and
1839: Muhammad forced by
exporter of cotton
Britain to eliminate imports
textiles in Africa

HISTORY
(CENTRAL
Country once known as
"Cinderella" of French
AFRICA)
empire

19th century: French

colonists arrive

1960: Independence from

French

1970-1980: Declining eco.

left situations of duress

2002-2003: CAR president

replaced by president dent
Franois Boziz

2011: Presidential election

2013: Seleka Fighters

claimed power in Bangui

HISTORY (SOUTH
AFRICA)
1497: Portuguese sails
around Cape of Good

1652: Indian company sets

small settlement, Table
Mountain

1806: after battle with

Dutch British tackles cape
colony

1860-90s: gold and

diamonds are discovered
by British

1961: Country goes from

commonwealth to republic

1964: Nelson Mandela

sentenced life imprisoned

1990: President releases

him

1993: Nelson Mandela &

FW Klerk get Noble Peace
Price

1994: Nelson Mandela

wins for president

1899-1902: British defeats

Boers in South African war
1910: Union of South
Africa, formed under

Northern Africa

Math developed
in Egypt

Influenced by
Europeans to
industrialize

Wars
througho
ut
history

Central Africa

French had control of them

At once
controlled
by other
countries

British had control of them

Went from commonwealth to republic

South Africa

AFRICA NOW

Problems: poverty, hunger,

conflicts, lack of education

Very few Africans work

Quality of school
education is sub
standard

Spatial challenges
continue to marginalize
the poor

Performance of public
service is uneven

CONCLUSIONS

SOURCES
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PICTURE
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