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Nov 21, 1400
Zulu and Xhosa tribes establish large kingdoms in the South Africa region.
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The Dutch came to Cape Town.
The Dutch establish the port of Cape Town. They are the first Europeans to settle in South Africa! -
The british take the control of cape town in south africa
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The goldmines is discovered in Johannesburg, and makes the city rich.
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The Boer War. (Dutch settlers fight the British)
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Britain eventually gains control of South Africa.
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South Africa becomes an independent nation,.
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Nelson Mandela is born on July 18 in a small village in South Africa.
Real name (Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela) A teacher later gives him the English name Nelson. -
Apartheid is introduced.
Laws legally and physically separate different racial groups. -
The ANC The African National Congress, a black civil rights group, begins a Campaign for Defiance of Unjust Laws as a protest against apartheid.
Nelson Mandela is one of its leaders. -
In Sharpeville, 67 Africans are killed while protesting Apartheid.
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Mandela is arrested for plotting against the government. Though he stays active politically, he will spend 27 years in prison.
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President F.W. de Klerk announces the end of apartheid. Mandela is freed from prison after serving 27 years.
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De Klerk and Mandela gets the Nobel Peace Prize.
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First elections in which all races can vote. Nelson Mandela is elected President.
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South Africa hosts and wins the World Cup rugby tournament.
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Mandela steps down as President.
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ANC wins a landslide election, with almost 70% of the votes. Thabo Mbeki begins his second term as president.
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Jacob Zuma precident
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South Africa hosts the World Cup soccer tournament.
