Major Events Surrounding the Anti-Apartheid Movement By facebooker_100007321531250 May 8, 1945 End of World War 2 Period: May 8, 1945 to Dec 31, 1994 Key Events Surrounding the Anti-Aparheteid Movement Jun 26, 1959 Boycott movement founded Jan 17, 1960 South Africa forced to leave the commonwealth Feb 28, 1960 March month rally in Trafalgar Square Mar 21, 1960 Sharpeville Massacre Jan 1, 1970 Blacn Consciousness (Organisation) was formed Jan 1, 1970 South Africa expelled from the Olympics Jan 1, 1976 The Soweto uprising was organised by secondary students Jan 1, 1994 Apartheid is boycotted