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Slaves brought in from Asia
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First slave to be freed because of a dutch settler who wanted to marry her.
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War between Xhosa and whites.
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Britain banned importations of slaves to the Cape.
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Approximately 5000 British settlers arrive in Port Elizabeth
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English becomes the official language of the Cape Colony
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War between the British and the Boers in Natal.
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1855
The city of Pretoria is founded.
20 Irish miners arrive to work in the Namaqualand copper mines -
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. -
White women receive the vote.
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World War II starts. South Africa takes part on the Allied side
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Mandela established ANC Youth League with two companions.
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Nationalist Government come to power, beginning of apartheid era. Daniel Francois Malan appointed Prime Minister.
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Second democratic elections. Thabo Mbeki (ANC=African National Congress) voted in . Increased the rights of the black.
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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.
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- 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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Parliament elects Jacob Zuma as president.
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South Africa hosts the World Cup football tournament.
