1975: Mozambique Gains Independence
A further consequence of the changes in government policy in Portugal was the granting of independence to Mozambique on June 25th. A Marxist state with Samora Moises Machel as President…
African History and historiography from the earliest time to the present, as well as summarised blog posts with the tag, “African History Timeline”
Africa is the continent with the first civilisation in the world. There are many works of African scholars to confirm this statement. Africa is the mother and cradle of all the continents.
While there are a lot of history websites that publish numerous works on African history and trends in Africa that are worthy of historical study, there are tens of thousands of many other things that are yet to be discovered or yet to be put to the world to appreciate.
Firstly, you will be reading simple but understandable articles about African history in this category and also a series of notable events in African history in summarised blog posts.
The very aim of this category is to be a very strong internet library for lovers of African history.
1974: Emperor Haile Selassie is Deposed in Ethiopia
The 44- year reign of Haile Selassie came to an end when he was deposed by the army. Selassie had begun his reign as an absolute monarch. However, during the…
1974: UN Orders South Africa Turn Over Protectorate of Namibia
The U.N. Security Council voted to give South Africa until May 30th 1975 to begin transferring power in Namibia to the Namibians. Ten days before the deadline, South African Premier…
1974-Guinea-Bissau Granted Independence by Portugal
After a military revolt in Portugal that brought a left-leaning government to power, the Portuguese government agreed to grant independence to Portuguese Guinea. The new country was renamed Guinea-Bissau and…
1973: Severe Drought Hundreds Perish
A seven-year drought in sub-Saharan Africa brought starvation to 100,000 people in the countries of Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal and Burkina Faso. (HC)
1971: Idi Amin Seizes Power in Uganda
In January, while the Ugandan President Milton Obote was out of the country, Colonel Idi Amin staged a coup to oust the President. Amin soon began a reign of terror…