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The Dutch East India Company
The Dutch India Comany arrives in the Cape Colony with instructions to establish a refreshment station for the company's ships passing through the Cape on their way to the Far East. -
British military expedition
The invation of the Cape Colony was a british military expedition that were against the Dutch Cape Colony at the Cape of Good hope. -
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South African War
The war was fought between The British Empire and the two Boer states, The South Aferican Republic and The Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. -
The Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa came in 1910 with the unification of the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony. -
The South African Native National Congress
In 1912 The South African Native National Congress were founded (SANNC). The South Africa Defence Act is passed, and the Union Defence Forces were formed. -
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Apartheid
The racial institution, Apartheid were established by the National Party that governed South Africa until 1994. The Apartheid was a system of racial segregation between blacks, whites, Colored and Indian. People were divided into categories that decided were you live and what jobs you could have. The two categories were called Petty apartheid and Grand apartheid. -
The international Labour Conference
The international Labour Conference adopted the Declaration concerning the Policy of Apartheid of the Republic of South Africa -
Nelson Mandela- President of South Africa
On 27 April 1994, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa. -
Fifa World Cup
The world championship for men's national association football took place in South Africa from 11 June t 11 July 2010. -
A turbulent year in South African politics
South African general election was held on 7 May 2014 to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province.