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The British Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency as the Mau Mau began an open revolt against British rule. Hundreds of Kikuyu tribesmen were arrested by the British.…

In a general election, a Nationalist Afrikaaner bloc led by Daniel Malan defeated the coalition of United and Labor Parties under Prime Minister Smuts. The new government had been elected…

There was an outbreak of a nationalist rebellion in Madagascar. “White settlers were assaulted, plantations burned and French garrisons attacked.” It took the French more than 12 months to put…

Antique photograph of the first Italo-Ethiopian war (1895-1896): Mekelle fort battle. GETTY Image On October 3rd, 1935 Italy invaded Ethiopia under several pretexts for the invasion. Actually, the only real…

On September 1st, 1923  Southern Rhodesia became a Crown Colony after refusing to join the Union of South Africa. Rhodesia, officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised…

Close up of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the Indian Rupi. GETTY Image Because of the protest led by Mohandas Gandhi for the enacted immigration laws which limited the freedom of…

High resolution digital render of Libya flag. GETTY The Italian-Turkish War was officially brought to an end by the Treaty of Ouchy. By this treaty, Italy received Libya. The Italians…

Morocco was a continuous source of dispute. In April, France was forced to commit substantially more forces to take control of the city of Fez. Therefore, the Germans began to…

The Union of South Africa was established on the 31st of May, 1910. The union was between Transvaal, the Orange Free State, the Cape Colony and Natal. In the first…