South Africa By adkinsbms Dec 25, 1899 Southern Africa was separated into four territories Sep 8, 1910 the four colonies were joined together under the Act of the Union Jan 1, 1948 apartheid officially began Apr 7, 1948 apartheid was a creation of three hundred and seventeen laws Jul 3, 1948 Malan’s nationalist party was elected in 1948 Dec 30, 1949 the Immorality Act began. Apr 20, 1950 required that all Africans were classified into three categories according to race Jun 7, 1950 constituted the government’s first step in institutionalizing racial differentiation May 9, 1951 The Bantu Authorities Act I could actually find the date for this Feb 18, 1952 The Bantu Authorities Act assigned all Africans to their native land. May 10, 1960 a large group of Africans in Sharpeville revolted by not carrying around their pass-books Sep 3, 1960 the ANC was outlawed Aug 27, 1976 Apartide ended Feb 11, 1990 Mandela was released fro prison May 10, 1994 Mandela was elected as the first democratically chosen president of South Africa