apartheid By hailey1999 May 5, 1945 nelson mandela May 5, 1945 walter sisulu May 6, 1945 evelyn mase mandelas wife May 8, 1945 end of WWII May 5, 1946 African mine workers are paid twelve times less than their white counterparts and are forced to do the most dangerous jobs May 5, 1948 Policy of apartheid (separateness) adopted when National Party (NP) takes power. May 5, 1950 population classified by race May 5, 1952 This misleadingly-named law requires all Africans to carry identification booklets with their names, addresses, fingerprints, and other information. May 5, 1960 bunch of blacks refused to carry their passes and the government ordered whippings May 5, 1970 Resistance to apartheid increases. Organizing by churches and workers increases. Whites join blacks in the demonstrations. May 5, 1980 People and governments around the world launch an international campaign to boycott (not do business with) South Africa May 5, 1980 Hundreds of thousands of Africans who are banned from white-controlled areas ignore the laws and pour into forbidden regions in search of work. May 5, 1994 - ANC wins first non-racial elections May 5, 1994 Nelson Mandela, the African resistance leader who had been jailed for 27 years, is elected President. May 5, 2009 Parliament elects Jacob Zuma as president.Economy goes into recession for first time in 17 years. Dec 5, 2013 Nelson Mandela dies, aged 95.
