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Apartheid
in 1948 the policy of apartheid adopted when National Party takes power -
ANC
ANC banned -
Population classified by race
Group Areas Act passed to segregate blacks and whites. -
international pressure
International pressure against government begins, South Africa excluded from Olympic Games -
Nelson Mandela sent to prison
ANC leader Nelson Mandela sentenced to life -
600 killed
More than 600 killed in clashes between black protesters and cops during uprising. -
mandela released
Mandela released after 27 years in prison -
apartheid laws
remaining apartheid laws repealed -
anc wins non-racial election
Mandela become president