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India Independence Movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British rule in India, -
Policy of Apartheid Implemented
The policy of apartheid was implemented when National Party came to power. -
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South Africa Apartheid
The Apartheid (1948 to 1994) in South Africa was the racial segregation under the all-white government of South Africa which dictated that non-white South Africans (a majority of the population) were required to live in separate areas from whites and use separate public facilities, and contact between the two groups -
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act passed
The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No. 55 of 1949, was an apartheid law in South Africa that prohibited marriages between "whites" and "non-whites". -
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Ghana Independence Movement
On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life. -
The Population Registration Act
The Population Registration Act demands all South Africans be registered according to their racial group: White, Black, or Coloured. Group Areas Act was passed to residentially segregate blacks and whites. Communist Party banned. African National Congress protests with the campaign of civil disobedience, led by Nelson Mandela. -
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was a military and political effort to overthrow the government of Cuba between 1953 and 1959. It began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed -
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Mau Mau Rebellion
The Mau Mau rebellion, also known as the Mau Mau uprising, Mau Mau revolt or Kenya Emergency, was a war in the British Kenya Colony between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army, also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities -
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Algerian War for Independence
The Algerian War was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare and war crimes. -
Sharpeville Massacre
The Sharpeville massacre was a police shooting at peaceful demonstrators, against laws for Africans, in Sharpeville: 69 men, women, and children were killed and about 200 wounded. -
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Congo Independence Movement
Reports of widespread murder, torture, and other abuses in the rubber plantations led to international and Belgian outrage and the Belgian government transferred control of the region from Leopold II and established the Belgian Congo in 1908. Following unrest, Belgium granted Congo independence in June 1960. -
Commonwealth Withdrawl
South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth and proclaims itself a Republic. -
Rivonia trial
The Rivonia trial was a trial against Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the ANC and PAC. They were accused of sabotage towards the government. In this trial, Mandela gave a four-hour speech in which he gave reasons as to why he decided sabotage was the best option. -
Hendrik Verwoerd assassinated
Verwoerd was assassinated in Cape Town, shortly after entering the House of Assembly at 14:15. A uniformed parliamentary messenger named Dimitri Tsafendas stabbed Verwoerd in the neck and chest four times before being subdued by other members of the Assembly. -
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Cambodian Civil War
The Cambodian Civil War was a civil war in Cambodia fought between the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea against the government forces of the Kingdom of Cambodia and, after October 1970, the Khmer Republic, which had succeeded the kingdom. -
South Africa expelled from the UN
The General Assembly suspends South Africa from participating in its work, due to international opposition to the policy of apartheid. -
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Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution, also called Islamic Revolution, Persian Enqelāb-e Eslāmī, popular uprising in Iran in 1978–79 that resulted in the toppling of the monarchy on February 11, 1979, and led to the establishment of an Islamic republic. -
ANC Ban is Lifted
Mandela was released after 27 years in prison. Namibia becomes independent. -
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Truth and Reconciliation Commission chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu begins hearings on human rights abuses committed during the apartheid era by former government and liberation movements.