Milton Obote
Milton Obote, whose full name is Apollo Milton Obote, was a prominent figure in the political landscape of Uganda. Born on December 28, 1924, in...
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Idi Amin
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Idi Amin, in full Idi Amin Dada Oumee, (born 1924/25, Koboko, Uganda—died August 16, 2003, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia), military officer and president (1971–79) of Uganda...
Entebbe Raid
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Entebbe Raid, (July 3–4, 1976), rescued by an Israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a French jet airliner hijacked en route from Israel to...
African Union
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African Union (AU), formerly (1963–2002) Organization of African Unity, intergovernmental organization, established in 2002, to promote unity and solidarity of African states, to spur economic...
Apartheid
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Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination that shaped South Africa’s political, social, and economic landscape from 1948 until the early 1990s....
Treaty of Tordesillas
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Treaty of Tordesillas, (June 7, 1494), an agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus...
Christopher Columbus
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The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502. He was determined to find a...
Western Colonialism
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Western colonialism, a political-economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began...
Julius Nyerere
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Julius Nyerere, also known as Mwalimu (teacher) Nyerere, was a prominent figure in Tanzanian and African history. Born on April 13, 1922, in Butiama, Tanganyika...
Yoruba
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Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country. Much smaller, scattered groups live in Benin...