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South Africa

By MetteSkovgaard
  • The Cape Town

    The Cape Town

    The Cape town colony found Jan Van Riebeeck who was working for the Dutch East India Company

  • The Zulu empire

    Shaka Zulu founds and expands the Zulu empire, creates a formidable fighting force.

  • The Boers, leave Cape town coleny and found the Orange Free State and the Transvaal

    Leave Cape town coleny and found the Orange Free State and the Transvaal

  • Boers proclaim the Transvaal a republic.

  • Diamonds discovered at Kimberley.

  • Formation of Union of South Africa by former British colonies of the Cape and Natal, and the Boer republics of Transvaal, and Orange Free State.

  • Policy of apartheid (separateness) adopted when National Party (NP) takes power.

  • Population classified by race. Group Areas Act passed to segregate blacks and whites. Communist Party banned. ANC responds with campaign of civil disobedience, led by Nelson Mandela.

  • South Africa declared a republic

  • ANC leader Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment.

  • Nelson Mandela at last realeased from prison

  • Start of multi-party talks. De Klerk repeals remaining apartheid laws, international sanctions lifted. Major fighting between ANC and Zulu Inkatha movement.

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    Nelson Mandela is the first black president in South Africa

  • Fifa world cup

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