South Africa Timeline

  • Apartheid

    Apartheid

    When the apartheid officially was started when the new people were elected.
  • First real bill

    First real bill

    Prohibition (the forbidding of) mixed marriages where made.
  • The Group Act

    The Group Act

    The Group Areas act held back the entrance of black people to urban, agricurtial, and isdustrial places and areas.
  • Poverty

    Poverty

    1.5 million people were forced into poverty and herdship.
  • Republic

    Republic

    South Africa declared itself a republic.
  • An Uprising

    An Uprising

    there was an uprising in a black town called Soweto and quickly spread to other black towns and left for 600 dead.
  • Horrible acts

    Horrible acts

    it was declared that since 1983, dissidents have murdered 120, mutilated 25, there had been 284 robberies and people where raped 47.
  • Being Replaced

    Being Replaced

    This is when F.W. de Klerk took P. W. Botha's place as president.
  • Released

    Released

    Mandela was let out of prision on this date and everything changed for the better.
  • It finally ends

    It finally ends

    The apartheid finally was over on this date freeing up many things for the people in south Africa.
  • The Election

    The Election

    This was the country's first multiracial election and was very sucsessful for Mandela.
  • Winning the election

    Winning the election

    It was quite expected that the African National Congress won the South Africa's election by a landslide.
  • Gold Miners

    Gold Miners

    Aound 100,000 gold miners go on strike over pay, bringing the industry to a uter halt.
  • Dismissed

    Dismissed

    The corruption charges against president Zuma where dismissed, raising his bid for the presidency.
  • Mandela's Death

    Mandela's Death

    Mandela died on this date, shortly after being given the Noble piece prize.