apartheid

By mayjoker

  • apartheid put into action by national party

    the event marked the beginning of legalized racism hardest acts called apartheid

  • mixed marriage act

    The Mixed Marriage Act was a law passed that prohibited whites from marrying non-whites, the act was designed to "protect" white political and social dominance by preventing the line from being blurred between the white society and everyone else in South Africa

  • population registration act

    the population registration act was a law that required each and every person in south Africa was classified and registered by their race with the apartheid system

  • sharpeville massacre

    The Sharpeville massacre occurred when a crowd of around 7000 black protesters were standing outside of a police station and the police opened fire on the crowd 60 people were killed.. 180 people were left injured 29 of the victims being children.. many were shot in the back as the fled

  • rivonia trial

    The Rivonia trial took place during apartheid in South Africa because a group of activists protesting apartheid were arrested at Liliesleaf farm in Rivonia they had been using the farm as a meeting place for "uMkhonto we Sizwe" or the African National Congress this trial ended with the arrest of Nelson Mandela

  • township uprising

    also known as the Township Revolt the township uprising was driven by personal grievances and opposition to apartheid this uprising lasted 2 tears and affected most of all the region

  • assassination of hendrik verwoerd

    verwoerd was assassinated in Cape Town after entering the House of Assembly. he was stabbed to death by a temporary parliamentary messenger

  • bantu homeland citizenship act

    The Bantu Homeland Citizenship Act ruled that all black people would assume the nationality of one of the homelands even if they've never even been there the purpose of this would be to ensure that later there would be no black south Africans

  • nelson mandela released from prison

    on 11 February 1990, after spending 27 years in prison. This release happened after the Apartheid government had previously offered him conditional freedom in 1985. This was turned down and Mandela asked his daughter Zindzi to read out his reply to the offer at a rally in Jabulani, Soweto