Southern Africa is comprised of the following countries:
Post World War II- 1980
- Angola
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Post World War II- 1980
- After World War II white settlers made it complicated for individual Southern African countries to gain independence.
- Decolonization took place in three stages:
- 1. Peaceful achievement by 1968 of independence by territories under British rule
- Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland
- 2. Bloody struggle for independence in Rhodesia and for countries under Portugese rule
- Rhodesia-- achieved independence as Zimbabwe in 1980
- 3. Achievement of independence in South West Africa
- South African and Namibia
- 1. Peaceful achievement by 1968 of independence by territories under British rule
Source: Youtube.com
The History of Southern Africa
Source: sahistory.org
- Highlights:
- Born into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo , Transkei (present day South Africa)
- Always dreamed of contributing to the cause of freedom for his people and ending apartheid
- Imprisoned for nearly three decades and became the face of anti apartheid in Africa between 1950-1980
- 1994 became the first black President of South Africa