African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.

Africanus Sextus. c180-250. Wrote chronology of World, Creation to 221 AD.

Afrikaans. Dutch-derived language of South Africa.

Apartheid. 1948-1994. Racial segregation in South Africa.

Australopithecus. Hominid ancestor to man, discovered in Africa. Lived 1 to 5 million years ago.

Bandung Conference. 1955. 29 Asian and African countries oppose colonialism, promote peace.

Bantu. Language of 60M natives in Southern Africa.

Barnard, Christian. 1922-2001. South African surgeon-first human heart transplant 1967.

Bedouin. Nomadic N African tribes.

Benin.1625 Abomey kingdom = Dahomey. 1892 France. 1895 French West Africa. 1959 Autonomous. 1960 Independent =Dahomey. 1975 =People’s Republic of Benin.

Berlin Conference. 1884. Bismarck called 15 nations to resolve African issues. Congo granted independence. Slavery suppressed.

Boer War. 1899-1902. British defeat Boer Republic in South Africa. Vereeniging.

Boers. 17-19C Dutch settlers in South Africa. Great Trek.

Bokassa. 1921-96. Central African Republic dictator 1966-79. Overthrew Dacko, who was restored by France.

Botha, Louis. 1862-1919. First Prime Minister 1910- of South Africa.

British East Africa. 1888. Former protectorates. Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar, Tanganyika.

Bruce, James. 1730-94. African explorer 1768-73.

Buganda.19C African kingdom. 1890s Britain. 1962 Independent under Uganda. 1966 Uganda.

Burkina Faso. (Upper Volta). 11C Bobo. 14C Mossi(E)/Gourma(C)...Kingdoms of Yatanga, Ouagadouga. 1895(E)/97(C) French protectorate. 1904 French Sudan. 1919 French colony. 1932-47 Divided Ivory Coast/Niger/French Sudan. 1948 French Territory. 1960 Independent. 1984 =Burkina Faso.

Bushmen. South African tribe. = San.

Caillié, René. 1799-1838. French explorer in Africa.

Cameron, Verney. 1844-94. English African explorer.

Cape Colony. 1806 British colony. South Africa.

Cape of Good Hope. Bantu. 1652 Dutch. 1814 British Cape Colony. 1910 Province, South Africa.

Central African Republic. 1891 French colony 1910 «French Equatorial Africa. 1958 Self-government. 1960 Independent. 1976-79 Central African Empire.

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