Djibouti Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
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Put the events in order from earliest to latest.
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Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
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Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
Explore the history of Djibouti through this engaging timeline game!
- Learn about key events in Djibouti’s past
- Test your knowledge by placing events in their correct chronological order
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- 1st century AD: First recorded settlement in Djibouti by the Afar people
- 7th century AD: Arrival of Arab traders in Djibouti
- 1285: Establishment of the Ifat Sultanate in Djibouti
- 16th century: Ottoman Empire gains control of Djibouti
- 1862: French establish a presence in Djibouti
- 1896: French Somaliland established in Djibouti
- 1967: Djibouti becomes part of French Territory of the Afars and Issas
- 1977: Independence of Djibouti from France
- 1991: Start of the Djiboutian Civil War
- 1994: Peace agreement signed to end the Djiboutian Civil War
- 1977: Djibouti becomes a member of the Arab League
- 2002: Djibouti hosts a U.S. military base
- 2017: China establishes its first overseas military base in Djibouti
- 2010s: Djibouti becomes a key player in the Horn of Africa in the fight against terrorism
- 2018: Djibouti signs a deal with China to build a free trade zone
- 1980: Djibouti becomes a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
- 1986: Djibouti hosts the headquarters of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- 2019: Djibouti hosts a summit between the U.S. and North Korea
- 2020: Djibouti signs a deal with the European Investment Bank for development projects
- 21st century: Djibouti experiences economic growth due to its strategic location for trade and military bases