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Day of National Protest and Mourning
The Day of National Protest and Mourning is held countrywide. June 26 is observed as South African Freedom Day, until 1994, when the date of the first democratic elections, 27 April, became an official public holiday known as Freedom Day. -
The Population Registration Act
The law classifies people into 3 racial groups: white, colored, and native. Marriages between races are outlawed in order to maintain racial purity. -
The Group Areas Act
Sets aside specific communities for each race. -
The Bantu Homelands Act
The law states that the law reserved for blacks are independent nations. -
Defiance campaign
Vollunteers signed a pledge, including Nelson Mandela, to defy the Apartheid laws under the direction of the National Vollunteer Coorps. -
Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act
This required all African-Americans to carry identification on them at all times. This included fingerprints, addresses, etc. -
Preservation of Seperate Amenities Act
This establishes seperate but not equal parks, beaches, post offices for blacks and white. -
The Group Areas Act was repealed
There were no longer seperate communities for different races. -
Black Consciousness Movement
Steven Biko helped unify students through the Black Consciousness movement. -
Sharpville Massacre
A group of about 6,000 black protesters went to the police station and the police opened fire on the crowd and killed 69 people. Now the day is celebrated now in honor of human rights. -
A black group revolts against Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act
"Sharpville Protest" A black group revolted against the Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act and in resulted in fines, whipping, and imprisonment. 69 people die and 187 people are wounded. -
State of Emergency
A State of Emergency is imposed and Nelson Mandela among thousands of others are detained -
Police captured Mandela
He was arrested for inciting workers' strikes and leaving the country without permission. -
South Africa is expelled from the United Nations
Due to apartheid, South Africa is removed from the United Nations. -
The Soweto Uprising
People in Soweto riot against discrimination in Afrikaans. The police gunfired. 575 people are killed and thousands are arrested. Steven Biko was beaten and left in jail to die from his injuries. -
Paul Simon releases the album "Graceland."
Paul Simon traveled to South Africa to make the album "Graceland" with local South African musicians. When the album is released on August 12, 1986, Simon is criticized by many people for breaking the cultural boycott. -
President Frederik Willem de Klerk ends the ban on the African National Congress.
Even though he supported segregation at one time, President Frederick Willem de Klerk ended the ban on the African National Congress in 1990. In 1993, de Klerk wins the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela for helping end apartheid. -
The Reservation of Seperate Amenities Act was repealed
The Reservation of Seperate Amenities Act was repealed. Meaning no seperate park benches, beaches or post offices. -
The Population Registeration Act was repealed
They were no longer classified into racial groups. -
Nelson Mandela is elected President
Nelson Mandela was a leader during the Revoltution. -
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
A court-like justice made after the apartheid to have hearings of events during the apartheid and give justice and protect the people -
Nelson Mandela steps down as President
Mandela steps down as promised after one term as president -
The Bantu Homelands Act was repealed.
Reunited the black community to Rwanda.
