ReadMe File for MapStory: Atlas of African History
Date prepared for release: 3/14/2012
Prepared by: Srinath Raghavan
Data contained in this folder:
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Final_Final.shp
Description:
This file shows the evolution of Africa from inception to present time. The attributes are as follows.
Year = YYYY format
Ruler = Name of the ruler for that year
Name = Name of the region for that year
Key for Ruler attribute
British = B
Italian = I
King Leopold of Belgium = KL
Belgian =Bl
Portuguese =P
Spanish = S
German =G
Vichy= v
Free French = FF
Ottoman Egyptian - O
Boer Republics (until 1901 only) =BR
WHITE MINORITY RULE =WMR
Data sources:
1. http://brown.edu/Research/AAAH/
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