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African History ‑ This Day In History

Africa is a large and diverse continent that extends from South Africa northward to the Mediterranean Sea. The continent makes up one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Widely recognized as the birthplace of humankind, Africa saw the rise of great kingdoms, faced the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonization and Apartheid.

This Day in History Video: What Happened on January 25

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1992

Apartheid comes to an end in South Africa

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2009

Somali pirates hijack Maersk Alabama ship

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1963

Kenya declares independence from Britain

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2013

South African president Nelson Mandela dies at 95

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2016

EgyptAir flight 804 disappears over the Mediterranean Sea

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1990

This Day in History Video: What Happened on February 11

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on November 6

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on February 16

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2011

Libyan dictator Muammar al‑Qaddafi is killed

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1956

Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal

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1847

Liberian independence proclaimed

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