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South Africa

  • Cape Town

    Cape Town

    The Dutch founded the Cape Town colony
  • Cape Town

    Cape Town

    Britian took over the Cape Town colony
  • Boers

    Boers

    The Boers established 2 independent staes and folled a policy of Apartheid
  • South African War

    South African War

    The British vs The Boers
  • Gold!

    Gold!

    George Harrison discovered gold in Witwaters
  • British

    British

    The British became the Union of South Africa
  • Apartheid

    Apartheid

    Apartheid became the official policy of South Africa under the rule of the Afrikane Nationalist Party
  • ANC

    ANC

    The African National Congress (ANC) became more aggressive agianst the African protests
  • Government

    Government

    The government was forced to change the Apartheid laws because the strikes were a negative impact on the economy
  • USA and Britian

    USA and Britian

    The USA and Great Britian agreed to impose sanctions against South Africa
  • Willem de Klerk

    Willem de Klerk (a white South African who opposed apartheid) became president
  • Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela

    All adults were given the right to vote and Nelson Mandela became president
  • Thabo Mbeki

    Thabo Mbeki

    Nelson Mandela retired and Thabo Mbeki became president