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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
African Slavery
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Dec 12, 1488
1st Euro's on C.O.G.H.
The Dutch East India Company landed the first European settlers on the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. -
Dutch East Indian Company
The Dutch East India Company landed the first European settlers on the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, launching a colony that by the end of the 18th century numbered only about 15,000 -
British Take Over Cape Coloney
After occupying the Cape Colony in that year, Britain took permanent possession in 1815 at the end of the Napoleonic Wars -
Diamonds On Cape Coloney
The discovery of diamonds in 1867 and gold nine years later brought an influx of “outlanders” into the republics and spurred Cape Colony prime minister Cecil Rhodes to plot annexation. -
The Angola-Boer War
The Angola-Boer war was between the British and the Dutch. -
The Group Areas Acts
The Group Areas Acts of 1950 and 1986 forced about 1.5 million Africans to move from cities to rural townships, where they lived in abject poverty under repressive laws. -
70 Black Men Massacer
In 1960, 70 black protesters were killed during a peaceful demonstration in Sharpesville. -
600 DEAD!!!
In 1976, an uprising in the black township of Soweto spread to other black townships and left 600 dead. -
Mandela President
Nelson Mandela Becomes president of South Africa -
Thabo Mbeki
On June 2, 1999, Thabo Mbeki, the pragmatic deputy president and leader of the ANC, was elected president -
African Natural Congress
As expected, on April 15, 2004, the African National Congress won South Africa's general election in a landslide, taking about 70% of the vote, and Thabo Mbeki was sworn in for a second term. -
Kgalema Motlanthe
Parliament elected Kgalema Motlanthe, a labor leader who was imprisoned during apartheid, as president.
