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Boers proclaim the Transvaal a republic.
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Diamonds discovered at Kimberley.
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Gold is discovered in the Transvaal, this triggers a gold rush.
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British troops gather on the Transvaal border and ignore an ultimatum to disperse.
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Treaty of Vereeniging ends the second Anglo-Boer War
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Formation of Union of South Africa by former British colonies of the Cape and Natal, and the Boer republics of Transvaal, and Orange Free State.
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Native National Congress founded, later renamed the African National Congress
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Land Act introduced to prevent blacks, except those living in Cape Province, from buying land outside reserves.
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National Party Founded
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National Party Founded.
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Secret Broederbond established to advance the Afrikaner cause.
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South West Africa (Namibia) comes under South African administration.
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The Union of South Africa parliament enacts the Status of the Union Act, which declares the country to be "a sovereign independent state".
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Policy of Apartheid adopted when National Party takes power. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094918
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Population classified by race Group Areas Act passed to seperate blacks and whites. Communist Party banned. ANC responds with campaign of civil disobedience, this was led by Nelson Mandela.
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A Law is passed that put a division between education for whites and blacks.
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Seventy Black demonstrators killed at Sharpeville. ANC Banned.
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ANC leader Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment.
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More than 600 killed in clashes between black protesters and security forces during uprising which starts in Soweto.
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De Klerk repeals the remainder of the apartheid laws and calls for a new constitution.
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