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White Supremacist National Party
The white supremacist National Party, which had first come to power in 1948, would continue its rule for the next three decades. -
Mixed Marriages Act
The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949, -
Group Areas Acts of 1950
Group Areas Acts of 1950 and 1986 forced about 1.5 million Africans to move from cities to rural townships, where they lived in abject poverty under repressive laws. -
70 black protesters were killed
70 black protesters were killed during a peaceful demonstration in Sharpesville -
Sharpesville
In 1960, In 1960, 70 black protesters were killed during a peaceful demonstration in Sharpesville. -
South Africa
South Africa declared itself a republic -
Nelson Mandela sentenced to life in prison
1964 its leader, Nelson Mandela, was sentenced to life imprisonment -
Soweto
In 1976, an uprising in the black township of Soweto spread to other black townships and left 600 dead. -
Group Areas Acts
Group Areas Acts of 1950 and 1986 forced about 1.5 million Africans to move from cities to rural townships, where they lived in abject poverty under repressive laws. -
Apartheid
Apartheid's grip on South Africa began to give way when F. W. de Klerk replaced P. W. Botha as president in 1989 -
1993
In 1993, an interim constitution was passed, which dismantled apartheid and provided for a multiracial democracy with majority rule. -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, whose term as president cemented his reputation as one of the world's most farsighted and magnanimous statesmen, retired in 1999. -
African National Congress
As expected, on April 15, 2004, the African National Congress won South Africa's general election in a landslide -
African National Committee
In Dec. 2007, African National Committee delegates chose Jacob Zuma as their leader, ousting Mbeki, who had been in control of the party for the last ten years. -
September 2008
A High Court judge dismissed the corruption charges against Zuma in September 2008, saying the government mishandled the prosecution.
