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Évian Accords Created: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Évian Accords signaled the end of the Franco-Algerian War
Morocco -- A Very Short History of Morocco Created: Monday, May 18, 2009 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
A potted history of Morocco.
Morocco Timeline -- Timeline of Morocco from The Green March to Present Day Created: Saturday, April 28, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
A chronology of key events in Morocco's history
Morocco Timeline -- Timeline of Morocco from Arrival of Europeans to the Green March Created: Saturday, April 28, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
A chronology of key events in Morocco's history
Morocco Timeline -- Timeline of Morocco from Prehistory to Arrival of Europeans e Created: Saturday, April 28, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
A chronology of key events in Morocco's history
Treaty of Fez Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
What was the Treaty of Fez?
Algeciras Conference Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
What was the importance of the Algeciras Conference?
Entente Cordiale Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
What relevance did the Entente Cordiale have for Africa?
Second Moroccan Crisis Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
What was the Second Moroccan Crisis?
First Moroccan Crisis Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
What was the First Moroccan Crisis?
Morocco Timeline -- Timeline of Morocco from The Green March to Present Day Created: Saturday, April 28, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
A chronology of key events in Morocco's history
Ahmed Ben Bella Created: Sunday, October 11, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Ahmed Ben Bella is a Pan-Africanist and nationalist leader of Algeria. He was one of the first to take up the armed struggle against French colonial rule. He became the first president of Algeria i..
Alliance pour la Démocratie en Mali (ADEMA, Alliance for Democracy in Mali) Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
What was the Alliance pour la Démocratie en Mali / Alliance for Democracy in Mali
Union Démocratique du Peuple Malien (UDPM, Democratic Union of the Malian People) Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
What was the Union Démocratique du Peuple Malien / Democratic Union of the Malian People
Parti Progressive Soudanais (PPS, Progressive Sudanese Party) Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
What is the Parti Progressive Soudanais / Progressive Sudanese Party
Brazzaville Conference 1944 Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
What was the Brazzaville Conference of 1944
Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (US-RDA Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally) Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
What is the Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain / Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally?
Union of African States Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
What was the Union of African States
Moussa Traoré -- A Biography of Moussa Traoré Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Moussa Traoré was the second president of the Republic of Mali. He came to power in a military coup on 19 November 1968, and was removed, in turn, from power by military coup on 26 March 1991...
Ahmad (Ahmadou) Tall -- A Biography of Ahamd Tall Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Ahmad Tall was an anti-colonial leader in Soudan Français (now Mali).
Mali Timeline #2 -- Timeline of Mali from Independence to Present Day Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Part 2 of a chronology of key events in Mali's history
Mali Timeline #1 -- Timeline of Mali from Prehistory to Independence Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Part 1 of a chronology of key events in Mali's history
Sauer Commission and Report Created: Saturday, June 24, 2006 Updated: Thursday, March 08, 2012
What was the Sauer Commission and Report?
Fagan Commission and Report Created: Friday, June 09, 2006 Updated: Thursday, March 08, 2012
What was the Fagan Commission and Report?
Sobhuza I -- A Biography of Sobhuza I Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 03, 2012
African Ngwenyama (king) who's son, Mswati II, created the Swazi nation. Also known as Ngwane IV.
Julius Kambarage Nyerere -- A Biography of Tanzanian Leader Julius Kambarage Nyerere Created: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
A Biography of Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the father of Tanzania.
Dusé Mohamed Ali Created: Monday, September 28, 2009 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
Dusé Mohamed Ali was an influential Pan-Africanist, a supporter of Islam, and traveled widely throughout the African Diaspora. He founded the 'African Times and Orient Review' in 1911, which s..
JE Casely Hayford Created: Thursday, October 22, 2009 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford was a teacher, author, lawyer, politician, Pan-Africanist, and founder of the National Congress of British West Africa (one of the continent's first Pan-African organi..
Swaziland Timeline #2 -- Timeline of Swaziland from Independence to Present Day Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
Part 2 of a chronology of key events in Swaziland's history
Gaza Kingdom -- Where was the Gaza Kingdom Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
Where was the Gaza Kingdom?
Swaziland Timeline #1 -- Timeline of Swaziland from Prehistory to Independence Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
Part 1 of a chronology of key events in Swaziland's history
Sobhuza II -- A Biography of Sobhuza II Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
Paramount Chief of the Swazi from 1921 and king of Swaziland from 1967 to 1982.

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