08 Apr	1953: Seven years' hard labour for Kenyatta
14 Oct	1954: Ethiopian emperor visits UK
07 Mar	1959: African activist flees to UK
21 Mar	1960: Scores die in Sharpeville shoot-out
13 Feb	1961: Ex-Congo PM declared dead
27 May	1963: Kenyatta to be Kenya's first premier
20 Jun	1965: Students protest after Algiers coup
02 Mar	1970: Ian Smith declares Rhodesia a republic
13 Jul	1971: Death for Moroccan rebel leaders
07 Aug	1972: Asians given 90 days to leave Uganda
18 Sep	1972: Expelled Ugandans arrive in UK
01 Mar	1973: Palestinian gunmen hold diplomats in Sudan
26 Aug	1975: Rhodesia peace talks fail
11 Nov	1975: Divided Angola gets independence
11 Jun	1976: Mercenaries trial begins in Angola
16 Jun	1976: Soweto protest turns violent
28 Jun	1976: Death sentence for mercenaries
24 Sep	1976: White rule in Rhodesia to end
31 Aug	1977: Smith keeps power in Rhodesia
02 Dec	1977: South African police cleared of Biko death
01 Jan	1978: Newspaper editor flees South Africa
01 Jun	1979: End of white rule in Rhodesia
14 Apr	1979: New president for war-torn Uganda
07 Dec	1979: Lord Soames to govern Rhodesia
04 Mar	1980: Mugabe to lead independent Zimbabwe
22 Apr	1980: Deposed ministers executed in Liberia
27 Jul	1982: Seychelles coup leader guilty of hijack
13 Mar	1983: Nkomo flees Zimbabwe 'death threats'
20 May	1983: Car bomb in South Africa kills 16
25 Oct	1984: Europe grants emergency aid for Ethiopia
13 Jul	1985: Live Aid makes millions for Africa
02 Feb	1990: De Klerk dismantles apartheid in South Africa
11 Feb	1990: Freedom for Nelson Mandela
18 Mar	1992: South Africa votes for change
07 Sep	1992: Troops kill 24 at ANC rally
06 Mar	1993: Angolans die in battle for Huambo
04 Oct	1993: US forces killed in Somali gun battle
06 Apr	1994: Rwanda presidents' plane 'shot down'
18 Apr	1994: Killing spreads in Rwanda
10 May	1994: Mandela becomes SA's first black president
02 Nov	1995: Ex-minister charged with apartheid murders
10 Nov	1995: Nigeria hangs human rights activists
07 Jul	1998: Chief's death sparks turmoil in Nigeria
29 Oct	1998: Apartheid report accuses SA leaders
09 Apr	1999: President of Niger 'killed in ambush'
15 Apr	2000: White farmer shot dead in Zimbabwe
15 Jun	2000: British marines leave Sierra Leone
10 Sep	2000: Daring rescue frees jungle hostages