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History In South Africa

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  • The begging of aparteid.

    In 1948 the aparteid was introduced. Laws legally separate people into diffent racial groups.

  • Group Areas Act

    The Group Areas Act passes to separate blacks for whites.

  • Colored can't vote

    South Africa Surpreme Court removes coloreds from voting

  • Nelson Mandela in Prison

    Nelson Mandela was the leader of both peaceful protest and armed resistance that was againest the white's, because of that he was sentence life in prison.

  • Back to the Homelands

    In 1970 more than 3 million people resettled back in black 'homelands'.

  • South Africa Expelled for United Nations

    South Africa was removed from United Nations because of the aparteid. They were not aloud back in until 1994 when the apartteid ended.

  • Steve Blinko is Killed

    Steve Blinko was one of the orginizers of the Soweto protest. He was arrested August 18, 1977. He was beaten and killed by the police.

  • End of Aparthied

    In 1990 president F.W. de Klerk announced the end of the aparteid. Mandela was relisted from prison after serving 27 years in prison.

  • South African People can vote

    Only four years after the aparteid ended South African people of all races would be aloud to vote in a national election. The first black president of South Africa was Nelson Mandela.

  • Nelson Mandela

    After being president of South Africa for 5 years Nelson Mandela. Also Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa. www

  • Thabo Mbeki

    After Nelson Mandela presidency Thabo Mbeki took over as president of South Africa.

  • Honorary Canadian cCtizen

    Nelson becamse the first honorary Canadian citizen in 2001 at the age of 83.

  • Same-Sex

    Africa is the first African country to allow same-sex unions and fith in the country.

  • Zuma As President

    In 2009 Jacob Zuma becomes predident.

  • World Cup

    South Africa host the football world cup for the first time.

  • Plotting to kill Mandela

    A member of a white extrimest group was found guilty of making a plan to kill Mandela.

  • Zuma Re-elected

    In 2012 Zuma was re-elected as president.

  • Nelson Mandel Dies

    Nelson Mandel dies at the age of 95.

  • Websites

    http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/south-africa/history-timelinehttp://africanhistory.about.com/od/apartheidfaq/f/HowEnded.htmhttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094918