Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783.
1800-1804 Under the direction of Francois Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haiti, a former French territory in the Caribbean, became the first black republic in the world. He led a slave revolt against France. Haiti from 1697-1804 was a European colony. Toussaint was one of the most significant black leader in the 19 Century. In the 19th century, many new Latin American republics, former European colonies, which were inspired byExample of the Haitian revolution.
1808-1860 African slaves flooded the United States.
1822 Many black American freedmen went to Africa and founded a new Republic: Liberia, Kentucky size of a country of mountains, lakes and tropical savannas. The African country was the second black republic in the world.
Hiram R. Revels, 1870-1871 (182-1901) was the first black elected to the U.S. Senate.
1896 The Empire of Ethiopiawas founded.
1904 Haiti celebrated its centenary.
1911 in South Africa. Under the Mines and Works Act, the Africans could not work as farmers and miners …
1914-1918 During the First World War, more than 300,000 Americans African forces serving in the armed forces of the United States.
1920 William Edwa RD Bur ghardt Du Bois received the Spingarn Medal by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
1935 Spingarn Medal wasassigned to Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), a lawyer for the rights of blacks.
Hattie McDaniel in 1939, American black, made history when he won an Academy Award.
1943 Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited Liberia.
During the 1950-1953 Korean War, 3,000 African-Americans have been killed by enemy forces …
Sudan in 1956 was the Fourth Republic's black world.
Guinea in 1958, is a new republic in Africa.
Cuba 1960-1988.Always Peñalver Mazorra, a anti-dictatorship, is the world's longest black political prisoner of conscience.
1960 Albert J. Luthuli (South African leader) won the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in fighting the apartheid system … Newly independent states in Africa: Dahomey, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic (CAR), Congo ,Senegal, Somalia and Togo.
1960-1991 South Africa under the apartheid regime. During this time, South Africa became a pariah of the international community. Almost all African countries, diplomatic relations broken with Pretoria.
Both Sierra Leone and Tanzania in 1961 was independent.
1962 more than 200,000 American blacks, led by Martin Luther King, demanding civil rights for all the senses. Martin gave a famous speech "I have a dream … that allGod's children, whites and blacks, Catholics and Protestants hold hands and sing "Free at last, thank God we are free at last!" Months after the law in America has been amended to give African Americans civil rights … Five new countries in the world: Trinidad-Tobago, Jamaica, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda …
1963 The Organization of African Unity was founded in Kenya in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) … Lesotho Poitier and was independent of the United Kingdom … Sydney was, who grew up inBahamas (Caribbean), became the first black man to win an Oscar. He won the award for his role in the movie "Lilies of the Field."
1964 Dr. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in Scandinavia … Zambia gained independence from Britain …
Gambia in 1965, is a new country on the west coast of Africa …
1965-1978 The white minority led by Ian Smith declared Rhodesia, is the size of Montana. Like South Africa, Rhodesia wasEven an international pariah. The United Nations has imposed sanctions against the government of Rhodesia. Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith, the architect of the racist regime, had support from South Africa.
1966 - Under the leadership of Sir Seretse Khama M. and other leaders, Botswana, a country in Africa, is one of the best democracies in the Third World. Unlike many countries, Botswana has never been a coup.
1968 Memphis (Tennessee), Dr. Martin LutherKing was shot by James Earl Ray … Equatorial Guinea gained independence from Spain … Swaziland is an independent nation in Africa.
1973 The Bahamas (Caribbean) and Guinea-Bissau (Africa proclaimed), its independence …
1974 Grenada is an independent country on the Caribbean …
1974-1976 Elisabeth Domitien became Prime Minister of the Central African Republic. This country was the first African nation to choose a woman as head of governmentMinister.
1975 Sao Tome and Principe, Mozambique and Angola (Africa) declares independence.
1976 Soweto (South Africa). In a protest march against apartheid, blacks were more than 500 South African armed forces … Thirty-four African governments boycotted the Montreal Olympics killed because the national team of New Zealand rugby, has visited South Africa on land under apartheid. world class athletes John Akii-Bua (Ugandan athlete), Henry Rono (Kenya runners) andFilbert Bayi (Tanzania runners), could not attend the Olympics in Canada.
1976-1981 The United Nations has refused to recognize South African puppet state Transkei.
1977 "Black and White in Color", a film by Ivory Coast (Africa), won the Oscar for best foreign film … Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Janelle "Penny" Commissiong (Trinidad & Tobago), was the first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe. The great African-American GordonParks, a world-renowned photographer, said: "You have the classic beauty of black women around the world … South Africa was a puppet state in Bophutatswana, which was not recognized by the United Nations … Alex Haley won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel "Roots" …
1977-1981 President Jimmy Carter has been an active supporter of the rights of blacks in America. During his reign, Andrew Young was the first African American ambassador to the United Nations. Meanwhile, Patricia RobertsHarris as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In 1979 she was elected Secretary of Health and Human Services. Patricia was the first black woman to hold a government post. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter visited Liberia.
Dominica declared its independence in 1978 …
1979 The United Nations refused to recognize in 1979 was sold to a South African puppet and 1994 by … Rosa Parks, a lawyer for the rights of blacks, won Spingarn Medal in 1979 … There are newGare Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Caribbean).
1979-1981 Washington, DC. Donald F. McHenry was appointed ambassador to the United Nations. Donald is an expert on Third World studies. In mid 1970, he published "Micronesia: Trust Betrayed: Altruism vs. The American interest in foreign policy."
1980 Zimbabwe Rhodesia. After the Civil War, blacks Nationalists won the election … Mary Eugenia Charles was the first black woman to be electedThe Minister of the Third World. They ruled Dominica, an island in the English-speaking Caribbean, from 1980 to 1995. As Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister), Mary was not a feminist, Alice Walker … proved to be an important voice in American literature. In 1983 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel "The Color Purple."
1981 The United Kingdom, Antigua-Barbuda (Caribbean island) for full independence as a member of the CommonwealthNations …
1983 Gulon Bluford, an American astronaut, became the first African in space when he flew aboard the shuttle Challenger Côte d'Ivoire … decided to move the capital Abidjan to Yamoussoukro … Saint Kitts and Nevis is a new independent nation in the Caribbean …
1984 Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 … The Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso … Jesse Jackson was an outstanding leader of the DemocraticParty.
1986, the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka has been awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize for literature for '. Wole was the first writer of color to win the Nobel Prize. He left Africa in 1970 and settled in Britain as political refugees.
1988 Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "Beloved." Then he won the Nobel Prize (1993).
1989 Pope John Paul II came to Malawi for a visit …
1990 Namibia (Africa) won hisIndependence …
Haitian born 1991 Marjorie Vincent, Miss Illinois) was elected Miss America beauty show the world's oldest (1921 -.
Derek Walcott in 1992 was the first writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in the Caribbean.
1993 Pope John Paul II visited Benin, formerly Dahomey, Uganda and Sudan … Eritrea is the size of Virginia, was the last independent black republic in the world. This Republic was a colony of Ethiopiabetween 1960 and 1980.
1991-1994, the apartheid regime of South Africa abandoned. After 26 years in prison, Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist known, was free and made history when he was South African president elected by the voters. It 'was the first Democratic president of the country. Mandela is one of the most admired people in history … Ang Maya elou received Spingarn Medal in 1994.
1996 Liberia. Ruth Perry was the first black woman to beelected President of the African continent.
1997 Kofi Annan (Ghana) was elected Secretary General of the United Nations. He raced against Amara Essy (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Côte d'Ivoire) Ahmadeu Ould Abdallah (Mauritania's foreign minister) to the leadership of the United Nations. He was born April 8, 1930 in Kumasi, Ghana born. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ghana, Annan is one of the most universal of contemporary African … South African diplomatRelations with Taiwan. For many decades South Africa was an ally of Taiwan in Africa.
1998 President Bill Clinton visited Rwanda.
America 2001-2006. Colin Powell was elected secretary of state.
Halle Berry was the second black woman to win an Oscar in 2002 …
2006 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former Minister of Economic Affairs of Liberia, was the first woman to win the presidential election in Africa … The South African film Tsotsi won anAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Annual Academy Awards …
2007 African filmmakers Ousmane Sembene, died in Dakar, Senegal. He has won numerous European Film Awards for his film "Moolaadé," won a Jury Prize at Cannes. In recent decades, Ousmane has emerged as a fighter for women's rights and social justice. Mali Culture Choick Oumar Sissoko, said: "Cinema Africa has lost one of its headlights. The man worked full only in Africa andfor Africa. Mr. Sembene LED Africa in order to understand their identity and build their cultural horizons. "
At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, World Rank 15th among 204 countries Kenya and dependencies. Kenya, a former British colony on the African continent, has won five gold medals …
Barack Obama was inaugurated in 2009 as the 44th State President of the United States. He became the first Caribbean non-African to be elected president inAmericas.
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