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May 1948 the word Apartheid was being used in the governments choics in South Africa. Apartheid meaning the seperation, the way they were using it the seperation of race.
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Volenteers begin peacefully breaking laws they think are dumb, like staying up and out of ther houses after hours, sitting on white benches, and other things that they thought were wrong.
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They have now created a seperate learning system for blacks, and whites. They are trained to be workers since they are not thought to be anything else.
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Nelson Mandela is arrested for treason. He was a strong apartheid protester. He was arested with many more people. Then after a four year trial they found him not guilty.
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They have created a new law to make new homes in a seperate location just for blacks. The new homes are called Bantustans. They do not want the blacks to be part of the county and more.
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This apartheid in Africa requiers blacks to carry passbooks. This book contains lots of personal info, this is so they can idenify them. So when many protesters show up to a POLICE STATION without any passbooks a huge riot breaks out and 69 were killed.
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Nelson Mandela is arrested for treason, again. He was arrested this time for his part in bombing the government and sentenced to life in prison.
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The 1960s Olymipics. Africa is kicked out of the olymipics games.
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Rhodesia illegally gains independence from Great Britain. Great Britain said they would grant independence if blacks were in the government.
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The Prime Minister was assassinatied. "He had survived an assassination attempt in the past but finaly died to this one R.I.P Hendrik Verwoerd." (Alix W)
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South Africa is expelled from the U.N (United Nations) because of the apartheid going on they were removed. They were not allowed into the U.N again until apartheid is done.
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There were 600 Students Killed in a massacre in Soweto. High school student started to rebel to get better learning for blacks. It broken up by tear gas and bullets 600 died.
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Steve was one of the helpers in the riot in Soweto. He was arrested and then died from brain damage. Most likely from police beatings.
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A revolt lasting from 1984 to 1989. Puts them into a state of emergincy.
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Musician Steven Van Zandt creates Artists United Against Apartheid after touring South Africa. The album "Sun City" comes out on Dec 7.
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The album Graceland is released. Paul travels to Africa to make a song/album. In his album he talkes about how apartheid is bad and what they are doing is wrong.
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Even though he used to suport segregation, he lifted the ban and thanked Nelson Mandela for helping him end apartheid.
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Nelson Mandela is released from prison. After a long 27 years in prison with the help of presedent Klerk he was relesed.
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In The countries first election that whites and blacks could vote in Mandela won.
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He Died he lived for 95 years 1918-2013
