2002:Civil War in the Ivory Coast
After a failed coup on September 12, 2002, the Ivory Coast disintegrated into a Civil War. The Ivory Coast had been one of Africa's success story. A French force…
From the earliest time to date, this tag covers major events in African history in short, simple but understandable posts. These posts are arranged chronologically in blog posts. For a broad article on any topic, use the search button or go to African History Archives.
1999: Nelson Mandela Retires
On June 16, 1999, Nelson Mandela stepped down from the Presidency of South Africa. He was replaced by Thabo Mbeki, the new leader of the African National Congress. The ANC…
1998: US Embassies Bombed Simultaneously
On August 7, 1998, bombs exploded simultaneously at US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar el Islam, Tanzania. The bombings killed a total of 224 people. The bombings were said…
1996: Declared Nigerian Presient Charged with Treason
Nigerian: Moshood Abiola, a multi-millionaire businessman, was widely believed to have won the presidential election in Nigeria in June of 1993. General Ibrahim Babangida, who had ruled Nigeria for eight…
1994-Rwandan Genocide
Rwandan: From April 7th to July 15th, 1994 as many as one million Tutsi’s were killed by Hutus in a genocidal attack in Rwanda. The attacks took place against the…
1994: Nelson Mandela President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela was elected the first Black leader of South Africa after the country had its first free multiracial elections. F.W. De Klerk became one of the Deputy Premiers