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Landmark Africa religious

St. George's Cathedral

1848 CE – still standing

Anglican cathedral in Cape Town where Desmond Tutu preached against apartheid

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Who held this ground

Borders from dated snapshots, up to a century apart; precision varies.

Reconstruction

Before it was built (3000 BCE–1815 CE)
No border recorded here in this snapshot (1880 CE–2026 CE)

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Africa

Thimlich Ohinga

1400 BCE – 1900 CE

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Trade route · Africa

Atlantic Middle Passage

1600 CE – 1850 CE

Conflict · Africa

Sand War (Algeria–Morocco)

Landmark · Africa

Christ Church, Zanzibar

1879 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Sudan

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Nigerian Civil War (Biafra)

1967 CE – 1970 CE

Landmark · Africa

Cathedral Notre-Dame du Congo

1914 CE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1848 CE and 2026 CE.

1879 CE Anglo-Zulu War 1879 CE Christ Church, Zanzibar 1879 CE Battle of Isandlwana 1879 CE Battle of Rorke's Drift 1880 CE First Boer War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Robert E. Lee Figure · United States 1807 CE – 1870 CE Parícutin Volcano Landmark · Americas 1943 CE – still standing

Image credits 4 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

Thimlich Ohinga Wycondi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Flag of Algeria Original: National Liberation Front of Algeria Vector: SKopp · Public domain
Christ Church, Zanzibar This photo was taken by Anton Zelenov. Please credit this with : Photo : Anton Zelenov in… · CC BY-SA 3.0
Flag of Sudan www.vexilla-mundi.com Flags of the World: Sudan - Flag Construction details · Public domain