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Apartheid begins in South Africa
This is when the National Party adopts the Apartheid and starts using it -
Group Areas act is passed.
The goverment passed the "Group Areas act" which sperated blacks and whites. The ANCs reaction was to cause a civil strike, led by Nelson Mandela. -
70 Black demonstraters murdered and ANC gets banned
70 Black demonstraters were killed in a massacre in Sharpeville. They then also banned the ANC, so they're would be no more rebellion. -
South Africa declared a republic.
South Africa was officaly declared a republic. This was also at the same time Mandela was leading an ANC military wing. -
Nelson Mandela arrested
Nelson Mandela was aressted on June 13 1964, He was then sentenced to life in prison. -
South Africa excluded from the olympic games.
South Africa was excluded from the olympic games in toyko. You've got to know you're country is doing something wrong if a national event doesnt want you to participate. -
Rohdesia leaves great britian
Rhodesia illegally tried to break away from Great Britian. Prime Minister Ian Smith said that Rhodesia was their own country and whites would rule the goverment. Great Britian said they could be their own country only if blacks had power. -
Prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd assassinated
Hendrik was considered the mastermind behind the apartheid. He was assassinated by Dimitri Tsafendas. Dimitri stabbed him in the neck and chest during a parlimentary session. -
3 million forced into black "Homelands"
Over 3 million black families were forced out of their homes and had to live in black homelands for only blacks. -
600 killed in clashes between military and black protesters
In soweto many black protesters were killed by military forces. -
Steven Biko is killed
Anti-Apartheid activist Steven biko is killed by police. The police officers took him and beat him to death. -
Township uprising
On September 3 1984 in a town called Township an uprising began. By the end of 1984 about 150 had been killed in the violence. The number then increased to 600 dead by the end of september 1985. -
Paul Simon puts out album about South Africa
On August 12 1986 Paul Simon released an album called "Graceland". It was about apartheid in South Africa. -
FW de klerk becomes president
FW de klerk was sworn president of south africa on September 15, 1989. FW de klerk was 1 of the biggest helpers to ending apartheid. When he was president he released lots of arressted for being members of the ANC, he also visited Nelson Mandela. -
ANC unbanned
FW de klerk unbanned the ANC on Febuary 2nd 1990, lots of people rejoined. -
FW de klerk releases mandela
After 27 years in prison FW de klerk decides to release Nelson Mandela. -
Mandelas wife goes to jail
A year after mandela is released from prison his wife is sent to jail for kidnapping. -
ANC rally massacre
During an ANC rally troops from a different state in Africa killed 24 people and injured another 150. -
Mandela becomes president of South Africa
South africa elects Nelson Mandela to be their president. He went from in jail for 27 years to president of south africa, This is a huge deal because he was the first black president of South Africa. -
Nelson Mandela dies.
1 of the Major leaders of Anti-Apartheid passed away on December 5, 2013. 80,000 people attended his funeral and 90 of them were world leaders. -
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