South Africa History

By mjakiela22
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Jan Van Riebeeck Discovers South Africa

    Riebeeck discovers South Africa while sailing and makes a fort and refreshment stand there for passing by sailors.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    South African History

  • Dutch Colony made

    South Africa becomes a Dutch colony with just over 15,000 citizens.

  • Britain takes control

    Britain takes control of South Africa at the end of the Napeoleonic War.

  • Diamond Rush

    The Discovery of diamonds brings in thousands of new settlers

  • War

    1880-81: The Boer War - The Boers rebel against the British

  • Land Act

    African Americans can't buy land.

  • Apartheid

    South Africa has a adopted an Apartheid

  • Racial Segregation

    Population classified by race. Group Areas Act passed to segregate blacks and whites. Communist Party banned. ANC responds with campaign of civil disobedience, led by Nelson Mandela.

  • South Africa declares itself a republic

    This causes racial seperation issues

  • Nelson Mandela helps South Africa

    Mandela makes a new constitution, helping with the racial problems occuring in the country. He wins a nobel peace prize for his work as president.

  • Jacob Zuma

    President Mbeki sacks his deputy, Jacob Zuma, in the aftermath of a corruption case.