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Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF Rule and the Mugabe Era (1980–2017)

1980 - 2017

19 entries

Tanzania under Julius Nyerere and Ujamaa Policies (1961–1985)

1961 - 1985

16 entries

Sudan: Military Coups from Nimeiry to al-Bashir (1969–2019)

1969 - 2019

17 entries

South Africa: LGBTQ+ Rights Movement and Legal Reform (1990–2010)

1994 - 2006

14 entries

South Africa: End of Apartheid and Transition to Democracy (1989–1999)

1989 - 1997

18 entries

Sierra Leone Civil War and the RUF Insurgency (1991–2002)

1991 - 2002

17 entries

Senegal: Democratic Alternation and Presidential Elections (2000–2012)

2000 - 2012

14 entries

Rwanda: RPF Invasion, 1994 Genocide and Aftermath (1990–2000)

1990 - 2000

17 entries

Organisation of African Unity and Early Pan-African Diplomacy (1963–1980)

1959 - 1980

13 entries

Nigeria's Oil Economy and Structural Adjustment (1970–2000)

1971 - 2000

12 entries

Nigeria: Military Coups and Rule (1966–1999)

1966 - 1999

17 entries

Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and the War of Independence (1964–1975)

1960 - 1986

12 entries
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