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The white supremacist National Party, which had first come to power in 1948, would continue its rule for the next three decades.
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The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949,
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Group Areas Acts of 1950 and 1986 forced about 1.5 million Africans to move from cities to rural townships, where they lived in abject poverty under repressive laws.
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70 black protesters were killed during a peaceful demonstration in Sharpesville
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In 1960, In 1960, 70 black protesters were killed during a peaceful demonstration in Sharpesville.
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South Africa declared itself a republic
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1964 its leader, Nelson Mandela, was sentenced to life imprisonment
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In 1976, an uprising in the black township of Soweto spread to other black townships and left 600 dead.
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Group Areas Acts of 1950 and 1986 forced about 1.5 million Africans to move from cities to rural townships, where they lived in abject poverty under repressive laws.
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Apartheid's grip on South Africa began to give way when F. W. de Klerk replaced P. W. Botha as president in 1989
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In 1993, an interim constitution was passed, which dismantled apartheid and provided for a multiracial democracy with majority rule.
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Nelson Mandela, whose term as president cemented his reputation as one of the world's most farsighted and magnanimous statesmen, retired in 1999.
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As expected, on April 15, 2004, the African National Congress won South Africa's general election in a landslide
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In Dec. 2007, African National Committee delegates chose Jacob Zuma as their leader, ousting Mbeki, who had been in control of the party for the last ten years.
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A High Court judge dismissed the corruption charges against Zuma in September 2008, saying the government mishandled the prosecution.
