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Nelson Mandela born
Nelson Mandela was born into a royal family of the Xhosa-speaking tribe in the South African village of Mveso. -
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India Independence Movement
Gandhi and other members of the Indian National Congress fought for independence from Britain through peaceful protests. Some examples are the salt march to protest the tax on salt. -
Partition of India
India was divided into India and Pakistan. They did this to include a separate Muslim state and reduce conflicts. -
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Apartheid in South Africa
Apartheid was a series of racial laws that segregated the white minority from the African majority. These laws were ended in 1994 when Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa. -
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Ghana independence movement.
Ghana used peaceful protests to gain independence. This paved the way for other independence movements in Africa. -
Pass Laws
All African males over the age of 16 had to carry a reference book containing personal information and employment history. -
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The Mau Mau Rebellion
The Mau Mau rebellion was a rebellion in Kenya against the British. The Mau Mau used guerrilla tactics to try and make the colony in Kenya too costly to maintain for the British. It was a violent revolt. -
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The Algerian War for Independence
The Algerian War for Independence was fought between the Algerian National Liberation Front and France. It was a violent conflict characterized by Guerrilla warfare. -
Nelson Mandela Arrested
Nelson Mandela was arrested along with 155 people and was sent to trial for high treason. -
Bantu Self Government Act
This split the African majority into 10 different territories within South Africa. 75% of the South African population was split between only 13% of the land. -
Sharpeville Massacre
In Sharpeville, 69 people were massacred in a peaceful protest against apartheid. -
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Mass removal of people
The South African government forcibly removed 3.5 million African citizens. -
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Congo Independence Movement.
The Congo gained its independence from Belgium. Patrice Lumumba spoke out against the oppression of Belgium, which angered both the Belgians and his political rivals. This eventually led to the assassination of Lumumba. -
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Cambodian Civil War
The Khmer Rouge, and their leader, Pol Pot, committed multiple genocides in Cambodia. Pol Pot believed that all you need to know could be learned in the rice fields, so he killed all intellectuals. -
The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act
This act stated that the African majority were no longer citizens of South Africa. Instead, they were considered citizens of "homelands". -
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Four Homelands Become Independent
Four homelands, Transkei, Venda, Bophuthatswana, and Ciskei, were declared independence. They lost their South African citizenship, and were not recognized by any nation. -
Pass Laws Repealed
The pass laws were repealed in 1986. However, up until the time that they were repealed, they had led to more than 17 million arrests. -
Mandela Released from Prison
Mandela was released from prison after he was imprisoned for participating in both nonviolent and violent protests against Apartheid. -
All of the homelands reabsorbed
Most of the homelands were absorbed at an earlier time, but the four independent homelands, Transkei, Venda, Bophuthatswana, and Ciskei, were absorbed at this time. -
Nelson Mandela becomes president
Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa in 1994. This followed the eradication of Apartheid.