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The ANC Is Founded
On January 8th, 1912, chiefs and citizens of Africa gathered in Bloemfontein, Africa and created the African National Congress. The ANC's goal is to bring all Africans together as one to defend their freedoms and rights from the ruling white minority. -
The National Party
The National Party was the governing party of South Africa from 1948 to 1994. They supported Apartheid and racial classification. They also created a republic and established Afrikaner Culture in which the minority whites were in charge. -
The Policy of Apartheid is adopted.
The White Afrikaner Nationalists adopted the Policy of Apartheid thus ripping all rights from the African Native majority and establishing dominance by the White minority throughout South Africa. -
Apartheid 1948-1968
Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the white South African government. It took away all human rights from the blacks. They lost everything including their freedom. Nelson Mandela, and Willem de Klerk abolished apartheid. They soon stopped the racial segregation between whites and blacks, and in 1994 Mandela became the first black presedent of South Africa. -
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The Journey from Apartheid to Democracy Timeline
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The Population Registration Act of 1950
The Population Registration Act of 1950 was a law that said that every person would have to be classified and registered in accordance with their racial traits. If someone contested their classification, they could appeal to a special board and then sent to the law courts but nothing was ever done. -
The Public Safety Act of 1953
The Public Safety Act was a response to a non violent campaign in 1952.The campaign was against apartheid and was led by Nelson Mandela .Many people including Mandela were arrested and some even died protesting this act. -
Nelson Mandela's Accusation of Treason
The Freedom Charter, a non violent group of protesters, dared to challenge White supremacy and apartheid in South Africa. In doing so, Nelson Mandela was convicted of treason when Whites thought he was conspiring against their White Government. After he was aquitted for this trial, he was later put in jail for 27 years for charges of treason against the Government. -
Hendrik Verwoerd
Hendrik Verwoerd was a Prime Minister in South Africa who started the apartheid. In his mind blacks weren't as good as whites so he would bend rules to comply with what he wanted. His actions enraged many people in South Africa so these people assassinated him. -
Rivonia Trial of 1963
At Liliesfarm, 19 ANC leaders were arrested because they were planning to overthrow the apartheid system. One of the leaders was Nelson Mandela. Liliesfarm is located in Rivonia, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison and would have been in prison for 3 more years, but De Klerk, the president of South Africa got Mandela out of prison as a result of a trial. -
The Imprisonment of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was convicted of treason,sabotage, and conspiracy against leaders of apartheid in the Rivonia Trial. He was imprisoned for 27 years in various prisons which included the infamous Robben Island. Mandela was released by President De Klerk, and became the first black president in 1994. -
The Soweto Uprisings
The Soweto Uprising took place in a tiny African slum called Soweto. On June 16th, 1976, 15,000 black schoolchildren assembled in protest of the unfair education. As the students tried to run, they were met with gunfire, and 566 out of the 15,000 children were killed. -
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. He recieved this award for his fight against apartheid. He was and still is a major part of the South African Council of Churches. -
President P.W. Botha
When Botha became president, the country of South Africa started to go downhill. He did not fulfill any of his promises to blacks and would not free Nelson Mandela. Many riots took place during his presidency and led to deaths and many wounded. Other countries pressured and threatened South Africa. Botha resigned in '89 and did not apoligize for his role in apartheid. -
FW de Klerk
De Klerk became president and started working on ending apartheid. When he did, he released Nelson Mandela and other black leaders from prison and started working on reforming the country of South Africa. He is now respected today as a leader. -
President F.W. de Klerk
As Minister of National Education, F.W. de Klerk was a supporter of segregated universities. In February 1989, de Klerk was elected leader of the National Party and in September 1989 he was elected State President. He brought apartheid to an end. -
The End of Apartheid
Apartheid finally ended in 1990 while De Klerk was president. Apartheid was forced to an end due to extreme economical and political unrest within South Africa and external pressures from surrounding coutries. Other countries refused to buy goods from South Africa because of their support of Apartheid. Finally, South Africa was forced to abolish evil policy. -
President Jacob Zuma
President Jacob Zuma was born on April 12, 1942. He was one person that helped put a stop to apartheid. Apartheid was finally stopped in 1990. He was accused of rape in 2005 but was found not guilty. Zuma was elected President of South Africa in 2009 and is still president today.
