South Africa By facebooker_1066287543 Jan 1, 1498 Dutch sailors coming to South Africa for supplies Period: Dec 31, 1498 to Dec 31, 1994 South Africa history Nov 21, 1652 The first white brought supply places in South Africa (Dutch) Jan 1, 1795 The Netherlands gives sway over Cape Colony away Jan 1, 1806 Great Britain takes control of Cape Colony Nov 21, 1834 The slavery abolished Nov 21, 1836 Large parts of Boerne (Dutch) emigrates from Cape Colony Nov 21, 1838 War by Blood River Nov 21, 1899 Civil War breaks out Nov 21, 1902 The civil war ends Nov 21, 1910 Great Britain founder South Africa, but the white determines Nov 21, 1939 South Africa take part in the 2nd World War on the British side Nov 21, 1961 South Africa becomes a republic Nov 21, 1962 Nelson Mandela were arrested Nov 21, 1990 Apartheid removed from South Africa. Nelson Mandela are released Nov 21, 1994 Mandela becomes president of South Africa. The first democratic elections in South Africa's history