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| 1943 May |
| | | The victory of the Allies in north Africa brings to an end the three-year siege of Malta | |
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| 1943 May 7 |
| | | May 7 - the Allies capture Tunis, taking 250,000 German and Italian prisoners and winning control of North Africa | |
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| c. 1945 |
| | | Gamal Abdel Nasser and army colleagues form a secret party, the Free Officers, to fight for an independent Egyptian republic | |
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| 1945 |
| | | Arab countries, gathered for a conference in Cairo, form the Arab League to further their joint interests | |
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| 1945 |
| | | Demonstrations in Algeria spark off an uprising against French rule, which is put down with the loss of perhaps 10,000 Muslim lives | |
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| 1948 |
| | | Daniel Malan becomes South Africa's prime minister after his National Party wins the general election | |
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| 1948 |
| | | Daniel Malan moves swiftly to reinforce apartheid, South Africa's already existing system of racial segregation | |
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| 1948 |
| | | The Muslim Brotherhood carries out acts of terrorism against the Egyptian authorities and British troops | |
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| 1949 |
| | | Egypt controls the Gaza Strip area of Palestine at the end of the Arab-Israeli war | |
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| 1949 |
| | | Radical young members, including Nelson Mandela, take control of the ANC | |
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