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The First European Settlers on the Cape of Good Hope
The Dutch East India Company landed the first European settlers on the Cape of Good Hope. -
Britain took posession at the end of the Napoleonic Wars
After occupying the Cape Colony Britain took permanent possession in 1815 at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, bringing in 5,000 settlers. -
The "inevitable" war with the Boers
The discovery of diamonds spurred Cape Colony prime minister Cecil Rhodes to plot uniting. He planned to to spark an outlander rebellion to which an armed party would ride to the rescue, misfired in 1895, forcing Rhodes to resign. -
Election of the Apartheid
The apartheid was a creation of 317 laws by a nationalist party to add structure to the racial segregation. The apartheid election was on May 26, 1948. -
The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act
This is a law made, not allowing blacks and whites to get married. -
The Groups Areas Act
The Groups Areas Act was made in 1950. This law restricted the entrance of Blacks into the urban, industrial, and agricultral areas, these only reserved for Whites. -
The Immorality Act
This was a law made that whites and blacks couldn't have any romance going on together. -
The Population Registration Act
This required that all Africans were classified into three categories, or groups, according to race. These groups were black, colored, or white. Rules were given according to race and had to be followed to avoid consequences. -
The Bantu Authorities Act
The Bantu Authorities Act assigned all Africans to their native land. This allowed them to vote only within their homeland. This act applied apartheid to the educational systems. -
Africans died in Sharpesville
In 1960, a big group of Africans in Sharpesville revolted by not carrying around their pass-books. This resulted in the government declaring a state of emergency in this region, leaving 69 people dead. -
Apartheid laws were repealed
By 1991, all of the Apartheid laws were repealed. President F.W. de Klerk announced an end to Apartheid.
