Apartheid Timeline- Peerson

By bpeerson

  • Founding of the ANC

    unite african people and lead struggle against racism and oppression

  • Congress Youth League founded

    youth wing of ANC; committed to ideals of democacy, freedom, and peace

  • Defiance Campaign

    largest non-violent resistance in osuth africa by ANC and outh african indian congress against unjust laws

  • Sharpeville Massacre

    180 black african injured, 69 killed ; 300 demonstrators protesting against the pass laws

  • Albert Luthuli wins the nobel peace prize

    president of ANC; for advocating non-violent resistance to racial descrimination in africa

  • Spear of the Nation formed

    military armed wing of the ANC

  • Nelson Mandela sentenced to life in prison

    for committing sabotage against south africans apartheid government

  • The soweto uprising

    high school students in soweto protested for better education. kids lost their lives.

  • Steve Biko dies in police custody

    After a 7 day hunger strike, police took him into custody, he was taken to a hospital were he died days later.

  • Desmond Tutu wins the Nobel Peace prize

    unifying leader figure in campaign to resave the problem of the apartheid in south africa

  • Nelson Mandela released from prison

    due to the relaxation of apartheid laws

  • Nelson mandela becomes preisdent of south africa

    to keep africa from the apartheid government