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Britain seizes the cape colony from the Netherlands
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Britian annexes the Transvaal
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Boers rebel against the british sparking the Anglo-Boer war
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Gold was discovered in Transvaal, triggering the gold rush
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Treaty of Vereeniging signed which ended the second Anglo-Boer war
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Native National Congress founded, later named African National Congress
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Land Act introduced to prevent blacks, from buying land outside of reserves
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Apartheid adopted by the NP takes power
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70 black demonstrators killed at Sharpville, the ANC banned
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Mandela was sentenced to life in prison
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More than 3 million people forcibly resettled in black homelands
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More than 600 people killed in clashes between black protesters and security forces
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Mandela was released after 27 years in prison
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De Klerk repeals remaining apartheid laws, international sanctions lifted. Major fighting between ANC and Zulu Inkatha movement.
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ANC wins first non-racial elections. ending apartheid
