South Africa Timeline

  • Taking Power

    Taking Power

    South Africa elected a government.
  • Introduced

    Introduced

    Apartheid is Introduced
  • Law

    Law

    Governement made law that black and white people could not marry each other
  • Pushing Black People Out

    Pushing Black People Out

    The Group Areas Acts forced 1.5 million black Africans to move from cities and rural towns.
  • Police Rage

    Police Rage

    Police open fire on people protesting against apartheid
  • Becoming a Republic

    Becoming a Republic

    South Africa declared its self a republic.
  • Arrested

    Arrested

    Nelson Mandela is arrested for leaving the country illegally.
  • Invadors

    Invadors

    South Africans invaded Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana
  • Became Permanent

    Became Permanent

    The state of Emergency became permanent
  • ANC lifted

    ANC lifted

    The ban on ANC was lifted
  • Laws Lifted

    Laws Lifted

    Apartheid laws are lifted
  • Voted In

    Voted In

    A voting where every citizen can vote. Mandela voted in
  • New Constitution

    New Constitution

    The New Constitution is Approved
  • Death

    Death

    Nelson Mandela Dies
  • Nelson Mandela Freed

    Nelson Mandela Freed

    Nelson Mandela was freed from jail.