South Africa 1948-200 By paula.goleta Feb 27, 1948 National Party comes to power:passes apartheidlaws Feb 27, 1959 Black homelands established Feb 27, 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, 69 protesters killed Feb 27, 1976 600 black students killed during Soweto protest Feb 27, 1977 Stephen Biko killed in police custody Feb 27, 1989 FW. de Klerk elected president Feb 27, 1990 ANC legalized and Mandela released Feb 27, 1994 ANC wins 63% of the mandela elected president Feb 27, 1996 New Constitution adopted Feb 27, 1999 ANC candidate Thabo Mbeki elected president