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National Party wins most seats + DF Malan-Prime Minister
The National Party wins the most seats in the 1948 South African General Election on its policy of racial segregation (later to become known by the afrikaans word Apartheid) and comes to power. DF Malan becomes Prime Minister. -
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1948-1980
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The Prohabition of mixed marrages act
The Prohabition of mixed marrages act -
Population Registration Act
Population Registration Act -
The national Party passes the Population Registration Act
The national Party passes the Population Registration Act -
Group Areas Act
none white were relocated to reserves. and mixed race families were forced to love seperatly -
Bantu Homelands Act
Land reserved for black Africans became independant nations -
Abolition of passes and co-ordination of documents act
This law required african people to carry identity booklets around with them -
Bantu education act
white kids and black kids get educated seperatly -
The Freedom Charter is adopted at the Congress of the people
The Freedom Charter is adopted at the Congress of the People in Kliptown (Johannesburg), claiming ownership of the land for all the people of South Africa. -
20 000 women protest against the pass laws
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Sharpville massacre takes place and ANC and PAC banned
Sharpville massacre took place , killing 69 people while marching to police station and on that day, ANC and PAC banned -
South Africa becomes a republic
South Africa becomes a republic -
Nelson Mandela imprisoned after Rivonia trial
Nelson Mandela imprisoned after Rivonia trial -
District 6 declared a white area
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Hedrick Verould was assasinated in Cape Town
Hedrick Verould was assasinated in Cape Town by Dimitri Tsafdneas -
Soweto uprising
Series of highschool led protests. 176 people were killed. one of them was Hecter Peterson.