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Miners strike
Almost 75 000 black miners decided to strike for more money and better working conditions. -
National party comes into power
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Daniel Francois Malan became prime minister
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Prohibitation of mixed marriage act.
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The group areas act.
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Population registration act.
This classified all South Africans under 3 categories: White, coloured or black. -
Seperate representation of voters act.
This was made to strip coloureds of their voting rights. -
Prevention of illegal squatting act.
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Bantu authorities act.
This was to try and keep black out of the urban areas permanently. -
Abolition of passes and co ordination of documents act.
Requires Africans to carry I.D booklets -
Bantu education act.
Seperate education for whites and blacks -
Riotous Assemblies and Suppression of Communism Amendment Act
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Natives labour act.
An attempt to control african labour -
Freedom charter was realeased
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South Africa Act Amendment Act
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Protests at the union buildings
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20 000 women protesting against tge past laws
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Sharpeville massacre
69 people dead when marching to police station and on that day ANC & PAC are banned -
South Africa becomes a republic
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Mandela imprisoned after the rivonia trial for High treason
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District 6 declared a white area
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Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd is assasinated
The prime minister of the national party was assasinated. -
Students uprising in Soweto
High school student lead protest, 176 people killed