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| 1875 |
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| United Free Church of Scotland mission was established at Blantyre and Livingstonia. | 1 |
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| 1876 |
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| Town of Blantyre was founded. | 2 |
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| 1878 |
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| Coffee was introduced into Blantyre. | 3 |
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| 1879 |
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| A Jesuit mission was established at Bulawayo. | 4 |
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| c. 1881 |
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| Regular caravans of up to 500 slaves passed through Mwembe to Kilwa. | 5 |
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| 1881 |
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| UMCA resumed its missionary work in Nyasaland. | 6 |
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| 1882 |
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| Trappists founded Marianhill Abbey. | 7 |
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| 1884 |
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| Rebellion against Lewanika, king of the Barotse. | 8 |
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| 1885 |
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| Bechuana territory was organized as Bechuanaland Protectorate. | 9 |
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| 1888 |
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| John Moffat, missionary and agent for Rhodes, concluded a treaty with Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, which offered the Ndebele British protection. In a further amendment to this treaty, the Rudd Concession, Lobengula ceded exclusive mining rights to Rhodes. | 10 |
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| 1889 |
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| British proclaimed a protectorate over the Shire River region. In 1891, Harry Johnston was appointed first commissioner of the new British Central Africa Protectorate. | 11 |
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| Oct. 29 |
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| The British government granted the British South Africa Company (BSAC), headed by Cecil Rhodes, a charter to develop the territories north of the Zambezi and west of Mozambique. Leander Starr Jameson made treaties on behalf of the BSAC. | 12 |
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