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Below are examples of conflicts that took place in Southern Africa from 1950-1980
1951:
Angola's status changed from colony to overseas province
1960:
Congo became independent from Belgium
1961:
Revolution in Portugal causes the colonial empire to collapse which effects Angola
1961:
South Africa is declared a republic and leaves the Commonwealth
1963:
Kenya gains independence and Kenyatta is declared prime minister
1964:
Zambia achieves independence after the creation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1964:
African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela sentenced to life in prison
1969:
Assassination of government minister Tom Mboya sparks an ethnic unrest in Kenya
1970s:
More than 3 million people are forcibly resettled in black "homelands" in South Africa
1971:
Joseph Mobutu renames the country of Congo, Zaire
1972:
Zambia becomes a one-party state, with UNIP as the only legal party
1976:
Zambia declares support for the independence struggle in Rhodesia
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