1883 ⟶ Quagga Extinction

The quagga is rendered extinct.
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🛡️ Rise of the Zulu Kingdom

1816–1828: Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in Southern Africa.⟶
Rise of the Zulu Kingdom (1816)
African HistoryMonarchyMilitary ExpansionPolitical Development
South AfricaSouth Africa

🦤 Great Auk Becomes Extinct

The great auk is rendered extinct.⟶
Great Auk Becomes Extinct (1844)
ExtinctionWildlifeNatural HistoryConservationBiodiversity
United KingdomUnited KingdomCanadaCanadaIcelandIceland

🦓 Quagga Extinction

The quagga is rendered extinct.⟶
Quagga Extinction (1883)
ExtinctionZoologyConservationWildlifeNatural HistoryEnvironmental Impact
South AfricaSouth Africa

✊ African National Congress Founded

February 8: The African National Congress is founded.⟶
African National Congress Founded (1912)
Political OrganizationAnti-Apartheid MovementNationalismCivil RightsActivismNelson MandelaAfrican Politics
South AfricaSouth Africa

🇿🇦 Implementation of Apartheid Laws

Beginning of apartheid in South Africa.⟶
Implementation of Apartheid Laws (1948)
ApartheidHuman RightsDiscriminationLegislationColonialism
South AfricaSouth Africa

🧫 Homo naledi Fossil Discovery

Homo naledi, a species of early human, is discovered in Africa.⟶
Homo naledi Fossil Discovery (2015)
PaleontologyAnthropologyHuman EvolutionFossil Discovery
South AfricaSouth Africa