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Shaka Zulu founds and expands the Zulu empire, creates a formidable fighting force.
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Diamonds discovered at Kimberley.
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British defeat the Zulus in Natal.
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Gold is discovered in the Transvaal
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Native National Congress founded, later renamed the African National Congress (ANC).
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the Apartheid appear
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1961 - Mandela heads ANC
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ANC leader Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment
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The Soweto Uprising, also known as 16 June, were a series of protests led by high school students in South Africa that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. Students from numerous Sowetan schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools.
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ANC unbanned, Mandela released after 27 years in prison.
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Apartheid ends
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Mandela became president
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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ANC wins general elections, Thabo Mbeki takes over as president
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Nelson Mandela die