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Freedom Charter
Statement of core principles, demanding equal rights, distributed land and free education -
Women's March against Pass Law
20,000 women of all races protested the law that requires a pass to be on you at all times -
Sharpeville Massacre
A group of black protesters were fired upon by SA police, it is unknown whether it was a peaceful protest or not -
Tokyo Olympics
South Africa is banned from participating due to Apartheid -
Durban Strike
Lasting from January to March of 1973, started as labor strikes, ended up fighting Apartheid -
Student uprising in Soweto
High Schoolers begin protesting, about 20000 eventually, estimated 176 killed -
Steven Biko's Death
An Apartheid activist, was arrested at a roadblock and detained as a terrorist. He was interrogated and beaten to death. -
Nelson Mandela's Release
Released from prison after over 20 years. Mandela was a revolutionary of communism and anti-apartheid -
South African Free Elections
First multicultural free elections in history of SA -
Truth and Reconciliation Comission
The goal of the commission was to ease all apartheid tensions and to make everyone realize that today there is peace, not tension.
