slaves

Dutch Arrived

Apr 6, 1652

to began making there fort

diamonds

Feb 12, 1867

The discovery of diamonds

Anglo-Boer war

Mar 23, 1881

revolted against the British in the Anglo-Boer war

war broke out

Oct 11, 1899

war with the Boers broke out

broke out

Oct 11, 1899

the Boers broke out

was eleted

Feb 11, 1900

first democratically chosen president of South Africa

defeat

Mar 31, 1902

The defeat of the Boer

Apartheid

Jun 14, 1939

Apartheid did not receive any international attention when the laws

imposing and embargo

Nov 4, 1977

imposing an arms embargo

apartheid laws

Jun 17, 1991

apartheid laws were repealed

Apartheid finally

Mar 18, 1992

Apartheid finally came to an end

first president of South Africa

May 10, 1994

the first president

Thabo Mbeki became the leader

Jun 1, 1999

he was the leader of the country

African National Congress

Apr 15, 2004

African National Congress won South Africa's general election in a landslide

Parliament elected

Sep 25, 2008

Parliament elected Kgalema Motlanthe a labor leader