Sub-Saharan Africa, 17 Apr 1931: Africa during the Great Depression
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 17 Apr 1931 (Africa between the World Wars: Africa during the Great Depression), showing the following events: Wall Street Crash; Liberian Slavery Scandal; Madeira Uprising.

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Belgian

Congo(Bel.)

Mozambique(Port.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Fr. col. fed.)

Hejaz & Nejd
(Saudi)

Union of

South Africa(Br. dom.)

Egypt(Br. prot.)

Madagascar(Fr.)

French

Equatorial

Africa(Fr. col. fed.)

Italian
Somalia(It. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

South
West
Africa(SAfr. mand.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Tanganyika(Br. mand.)

Cameroun(Fr. mand.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Atlantic
Republic
(in Madeira)

Southern
Territories(Fr. terr.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. H.C.T.)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Liberia(US sup.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Pt. Guinea(Atl. Rep. ctrl)

Southern Zone(Sp. prot.)

Northern
Rhodesia(Br. prot.)

It. N. Afr.(It.)

Southern
Rhodesia(Br.)

Middle
Congo(FEA)

French
Sudan(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Walvis Bay(SWA adm.)

Upper
Volta(FWA)

Ubangi-
Shari(FEA)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Seychelles(Br.)

St. Helena(Br.)

Tristan da Cunha(Br.)

Simon's Town(Br.)

Oct 1929Wall Street Crash heralds
start of Great Depression

Mar 1930–Jun 1935Reports of slavery in
Liberia leads to crisis

Apr–May 1931Madeira leads revolution
against Portuguese gov.

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