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The South African government officially establishes the system of the apartheid.
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An election running between The Reunited National Party and United Party. The National Party lead Daniel Francois Malan won the election.
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This act prohibited marriages between people of different races. One of the first legislations to be passed through the National Party.
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Required every inhibitant of South Africa be classified and registered in accordance with their racial characteristics.
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It banned the spread of communism and the right to speak your mind.
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It made the deportation of African-Americans legal.
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Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo open the first black legal firm in South Africa.
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Peaceful resistance to apartheid by breaking laws they think are wrong.
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Repealed early laws that required black male workers of carrying passes. These passes included a photograph, origin,tax payments, employment record and encounters with the police.
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This act was legalizing racial segregation of public premises, vehicles and services. Only public roads and streets were allowed to be used by all.
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Mandela and 155 other political activists were charged with treason. They were acquitted in 1956.
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Black protestors stormed a police station. 69 of the protestors were killed.
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Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for treason, but after 27 years he was released.
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Rhodesia breaks about from Great Britain.
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More than 600 students are killed for prostesting. These protests were for more improved black education.
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Anti- apartheid activist Steve Bilko dies in police custody from severe brain damage.
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The Internal Security Act banned any oranizations, publications, public gatherings and detained people without trial. And also repealed the Suppresion of Communism Act.
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This date was the end to the Prohibiton of Mixed Marriages Act but the beginning to the Immorality and Prohibiton of Mixed Marriages Amendment Act.
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Steven created an album featuring many anti-apartheid songs. Including "Silver and Gold"
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President Frederik Willem de Klerk ends the ban on African National Congress. Even though he supported the segregation at one time.
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This Act repealed the Reservation of Seperate Amenities Act in 1953.
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Blacks were granted the right to vote.
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Mandela became president. First black South African President.
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A law requiring the governentment to expose the actions during the apartheid.
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The ANC admits to South Africa's truth commission that it tortured and exectued renegade militants in its war on apartheid.
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Nelson Mandela steps down from his post of head of the ruling African National Congress.
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Mandela is no longer President.
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This Act repealed the Bantu Authorites act many years after the Apartheid era.
