History of Southern Africa

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History of Southern Africa
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1483
A.D. 100
1400s
1652
1800s
1899-1902
1960s-1980s
1945
Dutch set up a settlement in Cape of Good Hope
Discovery of diamonds in the region
Apartheid is implemented in South Africa
Bantu people settle in Southern Africa
Portuguese begin to explore Southern Africa
Boer War
South African countries become independent
Portuguese reach coast of Angola
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Bantu Speakers

• Bantu is a root language to many African
  languages
• Swahili
• Hello-habari
• I'm fine-mzuri
• Thank you-asante
• Goodbye-kwa heri
• People speaking the Bantu languages migrated from
  the north to the southern Africa
• Reasons for migration
• War
• Drought
• Famine
• Bantus from the north brought farming techniques
  and the use of iron tools

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Portuguese exploration

• 1483
• Portuguese reach the coast of Angola
• Portugueses interest in Angola
• Slaves
• Angola became the leading producer of slaves for
  North and South America during the 1800s
• Slavery is legal in Angola till the 1960s
• Colonials causes racial tensions
• Portuguese encourage larger amounts of
  immigration that leads to the subjugation of the
  native peoples

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Boer War

• Who are the Boers?
• Ancestors of original Dutch farmers that farmed
  Southern Africa
• Diamonds
• Diamonds were found in the region during the
  early 1800s
• There was a rush by the Boers and the British to
  control the region
• Who won?
• The British with their military might and wealth
  beat the Boers
• Took control of Southern Africa

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Independence of African Nations

• British colonies
• Gained independence during the 1960s
• Portuguese colonies
• Angola and Mozambique gained independence in
  1970s
• North and South Rhodesia
• In 1980, gained independence
• North Rhodesia- Zambia
• South Rhodesia- Zimbabwe