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The Congo Free State, which had been the private property of Belgian King Leopold II, became an official Belgian colony in 1908. This was a result of the action of…
After the killing of nine European workers in Casablanca, French warships bombarded the city on August 2nd, 1907 in response. Later they were compelled to commit 15,000 troops to garrison…
The Autonomous Government of Transvaal declared a policy that “required registration and fingerprinting of all Asians.” In response, Mohandas Gandhi led 10,000 Indian residents to protest against this. He instituted…
When the legislature of Natal imposed a poll tax of one English pound on all residents of Natal, there was an outbreak of revolt. It was carried out by Zulu…
After a long conference in Algeciras to decide the future of Morocco, it was later agreed that the French “would have special responsibility for restoring order along the Algerian-Moroccan border,”…
On January 11th, a revolt by native Africans against German Settlement in South West Africa started. It was led by the Herero tribe. The natives were initially successful, overrunning…
The mud-walled city of Kano in Northern Nigeria was captured by the British on February 3rd, 1903. They subjugated Northern Nigeria after a British resident of Southern Nigeria was killed…
On May 31st the Boers and the British signed the Peace of Vereeniging. The agreement was an acknowledgement, and confirmation of the British rule over South Africa.
The Boer War broke out on a full scale in 1900. It was fought between Great Britain and the Boars of Transvaal (South Africa) and the nearby Orange Free State.…