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South Africa
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Slaves
Slaves brought in from Asia -
Catharina Anthonis
First slave to be freed because of a dutch settler who wanted to marry her. -
Frontier war
War between Xhosa and whites. -
Slavery gets banned
Britain banned importations of slaves to the Cape. -
British Settlers
Approximately 5000 British settlers arrive in Port Elizabeth -
Official language is decided
English becomes the official language of the Cape Colony -
War
War between the British and the Boers in Natal. -
Pretoria Founded
1855
The city of Pretoria is founded.
20 Irish miners arrive to work in the Namaqualand copper mines -
World war 1
World War I starts. South Africa takes part.
the Germans had very friendly relations with the Boers in South Africa, who had ended a bloody war with the British just twelve years before. -
Voting-permission
White women receive the vote. -
World war 2.
World War II starts. South Africa takes part on the Allied side -
ANC Youth League
Mandela established ANC Youth League with two companions. -
Apartheid
Nationalist Government come to power, beginning of apartheid era. Daniel Francois Malan appointed Prime Minister. -
ANC
Second democratic elections. Thabo Mbeki (ANC=African National Congress) voted in . Increased the rights of the black. -
President resigns
President Mbeki resigns over allegations that he interfered in the corruption case against Mr Zuma. ANC deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe is chosen by parliament as president. -
New Party launched
- A new political party is launched in Bloemfontein, in the first real challenge to the governing ANC. The Congress of the People - or Cope - is made up largely of defectors from the ANC and is headed by former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota
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New president elected
Parliament elects Jacob Zuma as president. -
World Cup
South Africa hosts the World Cup football tournament.
