The History of Central and Eastern Africa by Publishing, Britannica Educational -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Central Africa

Early Society and Economy

Early Toolmakers The Agricultural Revolution The Iron Age Bantu Languages Growth of Trade

Central Africa and the Outer World

Development of the Slave Trade Exploitation of Ivory

Colonialism

Establishment of European Colonies Congo Free State Economic Organization The End of the Colonial Period

Chapter 2: Burundi

Precolonial Burundi Burundi Under Colonial Rule The First and Second Republics The Third Republic Civil War The Path Toward Peace

Chapter 3: Central African Republic

Early History The Colonial Era Independence

The Struggle for Leadership Jean-Bédel Bokassa Authoritarian Rule Under Kolingba Patassé and the Quest for Democracy The 21st Century

Chapter 4: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Precolonial Perspectives The Congo Free State Belgian Paternalism and the Politics of Decolonization

Joseph Kasavubu

The Congo Crisis Mobutu’s Regime The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chapter 5: Republic of the Congo

Early History The Colonial Era

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Congo Since Independence

Chapter 6: Gabon

Early Colonization

The Fang

French Control Gabon Since Independence

Chapter 7: Rwanda

Pre-Colonial Rwanda Rwanda Under German and Belgian Control

The Hutu and the Tutsi

Independence and the 1960s The Habyarimana Era Genocide and Aftermath Regional Conflict Moving Forward

Chapter 8: Sao Tome and Principe

Portuguese Colonial Rule After Independence

Chapter 9: Eastern Africa

East Africa

The Coast Until 1856 The Interior Before the Colonial Era Buganda The Colonial Era German East Africa

Horn of Africa

Aksum British East Africa The Somali The Solomonids Rise of the Oromo Abyssinia Revival of the Ethiopian Empire The Oromo

Chapter 10: Djibouti

Early History Independence and the Gouled Presidency

Balancing Ethnic Tensions Urban Development and Challenges Multiparty Politics and Civil War

Djibouti Under Guelleh

Chapter 11: Eritrea

Precolonial Eritrea

Rule from the Highlands Contesting for the Coastlands and Beyond

Colonial Eritrea

Rule by Italy Ahmad Grāñ From Italian to Ethiopian Rule

Federation With Ethiopia The War of Independence Independent Eritrea

Chapter 12: Ethiopia

From Prehistory to the Aksumite Kingdom The Zagwe and Solomonic Dynasties Challenge, Revival, and Decline Emergence of Modern Ethiopia

Tewodros II Yohannes IV Menilek II Treaty of Wichale Iyasu Ras Tafari

The Rise and Reign of Haile Selassie I

Regent and Heir Apparent Emperor Conflict with Italy Return to Power Internal Conflicts and the Fall of the Monarchy

Socialist Ethiopia

Land Reform and Famine Challenges to the Regime

Transition Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Chapter 13: Kenya

Early and Precolonial History

Maasai and Kikuyu Control of the Interior

The British East Africa Company and East Africa Protectorate

Resistance to European Rule and Early Administration The Uganda Railway and European Settlement World War I and Its Aftermath

Kenya Colony

Political Movements World War II to Independence Mau Mau

The Republic of Kenya

Kenyatta’s Rule Moi’s Rule Kenya in the 21st Century

Chapter 14: Somalia

Early Activity on the Coasts Penetration of the Interior Before Partition

Peoples of the Coasts and Hinterland The Somali The Great Somali Migrations Somali Clans and Foreign Traders

The Imperial Partition

Competition Between the European Powers and Ethiopia Revolt in British Somaliland Italian Somaliland

The Somali Republic

Pan-Somalism The Era of “Scientific Socialism” Civil War Attempts at Peace

Chapter 15: Tanzania

Tanganyika

Early Exploration German East Africa Tanganyika Territory Julius Nyerere Independence

Zanzibar

Portuguese and Omani Domination British Protectorate Independence

The United Republic

Tanzania Under Nyerere Political and Economic Change Challenges into the 21st Century

Chapter 16: Uganda

Early History Bunyoro and Buganda The Uganda Protectorate

Growth of a Peasant Economy Political and Administrative Development World War II and Its Aftermath

The Republic of Uganda

Obote’s First Presidency Tyranny Under Amin Idi Amin Obote’s Second Presidency Museveni in Office

Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index

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