Early African Homo erectus fossils (sometimes called Homo ergaster) are the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body proportions with relatively elongated legs and shorter arms compared to the size of the torso.n 1894, Dubois named the species Pithecanthropus erectus, or âerect ape-man.â At that time, Pithecanthropus (later changed to Homo) erectus was the most primitive and smallest-brained of all known early human species; no early human fossils had even been discovered in Africa yet. Height:
Nonetheless, Mozambique succeeded in achieving independence on June 25, 1975, after the coup d'etat Ã©tat In portugal known as The Carnation, revolution thus ending 470 years Of portuguese colonial rule in The East african. regionan hunter and gatherers, ancestors of the Khoisani peoples, were the first known inhabitants of the region that is now Mozambique, followed in the 1st and 4th centuries by Bantu-speaking peoples who migrated there across the Zambezi River. In 1498, Portuguese explorers landed on the Mozambican coastline.
Zambia gains independence from Britain. On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain. Kenneth Kaunda, the countryâs first president, proclaimed one-party rule at independence.. Their independence came four years after the famous speech âThe winds of changeâ by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.The countryâs independence came ten months after the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, with Northern Rhodesia becoming the Republic of Zambia.The story of British occupation of the area dates back to 1851, when the first Scottish explorer, David Livingstone came to the country. Their independence came four years after the famous speech âThe winds of changeâ by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The countryâs independence came ten months after the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, with Northern Rhodesia becoming the Republic of Zambia.