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Jan Van Riebeeck
The first explorers came to South Africa in 1652, they were dutch -
The invasion of Cape Colony
1795 the british invaded Cape Colony -
The second boer war
The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. -
South Africa becomes a Union
On the 31 May 1910, exactly eight years after the Boers had made peace with the English through the Treaty of Vereeniging, South Africa became a Union -
The formation of African National Congress
Land Act were debated in 1911 and the Mines and Works Act was passed in 1911. These laws and the formation of the Union were important factors leading to the formation of the South African Native National Congress on 8 January, 1912, in Bloemfontein -
Apartheid
Apartheid is the name of the racial institution that was established in 1948 by the National Party that governed South Africa until 1994. The term, which literally means “apartness,” reflected a violently repressive policy designed to ensure that whites, who comprised 20% of the nation's population, would continue to dominate the country. -
South Africa banned from Olympics
South Africa were banned from the Olypics. -
Freedom day
Nelson Mandela was elected as president -
World Cup
South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup -
Nelson Mandela death
Nelson Mandela died in 2013, after being a big influence for the african freedom
