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Apartheid officaialy began
Apartheid officaial began -
Riots break out
Riots break out over apartheid in Johannesburg -
People are killed protesting
in the town of Sharpeville 67 Africans are killed protesting apartheid -
South African becomes repuplic
South Africa becomes repuplic and leaves the Commonwealth -
Nelson Mandela is arrested
Nelson Mandela is arrested for plotting against the goverment of South Africa. He will spend 27 years in prison for it -
black Africans forced out
black Africans are forced out of their homes and into other places to live -
armed forces in Angola
South African armed forces are in Angola -
600 killed
More than 600 black protesters clashed with police in Soweto -
bombs explode
four bombs explode in Soth Africa's only nuclular powere station in Johannesburg -
South Africa ends apartheid
president F.W. de Klerk announces the end of apartheid, and so Nelson Mandela is freed from prison. -
Noble Peace Prize
De Klerk and Mandela are both awarded the Nobel peace Prize. -
Mandela is president
For the frist time South Africa holds an election where all races can vote and Nelson Madella becomes president -
constitution
South Africans new constitution was approved -
Nelson Mandella steps down
Nelson Mandella steps down from being president. -
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma is elected president
