The Pre-Mandela Period: Colonial History of South Africa
Jan Van Riebeek and Dutch Calvinist settlers landed at the Cape
Colonial authorities started allotting farms to European settlers
The Cape Colony fell to the British Crown
Reverted back to Dutch Rule
British occupy colony again
Diamonds and gold have been discovered, which spurs wealth and immagration. This also intensifies the subjugation of the indigenous inhabitants and creates conflicts between the Dutch and British
War breaks out between the two Boer republics and the two British colonies
Bloemfontein is occupied by the British
Johannesburg and Pretoria are occupied by the British
The Peace Treaty of Vereeniging is signed by the Boers and the British. The Boers lost their independence.