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Cape Town
The Dutch founded the Cape Town colony -
Cape Town
Britian took over the Cape Town colony -
Boers
The Boers established 2 independent staes and folled a policy of Apartheid -
South African War
The British vs The Boers -
Gold!
George Harrison discovered gold in Witwaters -
British
The British became the Union of South Africa -
Apartheid
Apartheid became the official policy of South Africa under the rule of the Afrikane Nationalist Party -
ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) became more aggressive agianst the African protests -
Government
The government was forced to change the Apartheid laws because the strikes were a negative impact on the economy -
USA and Britian
The USA and Great Britian agreed to impose sanctions against South Africa -
Willem de Klerk
Willem de Klerk (a white South African who opposed apartheid) became president -
Nelson Mandela
All adults were given the right to vote and Nelson Mandela became president -
Thabo Mbeki
Nelson Mandela retired and Thabo Mbeki became president
