South Africa

By GRIM030328

  • The Dutches Move In

    The Dutches Move In
    During the 1600's the dutches settled in South Africa and the dutches were known as "Boers", which is a dutch wrd for farmers.Also, they pushed Africans off the best land.

  • The British Comes to South Africa

    The British Comes to South Africa
    During the 1800's the British came to South Africa and later the British discovered of diamonds gold and attracted many more british settlers.

  • British and Afrikaners War

    During 1902, the British and Afrikaners were in a war and the british won the boer war.

  • The Union

    During 1910 thye Afrikaners and the British territories became the Union of South Africa.

  • Hope

    During 1912 black South Africans founded the African National Congress(ANC)in 1912 in hopes of gaining power.

  • Races

    Durin 1948 the whites set up a system of apartheid, or "apartness" made it illegal for different races and ethnic groups to mix, thus limiting the rights of blacks.

  • The Demetric Election

    During 1991 apartheid ended.South Africa held its first demotric election in 1994 electing Nelson Mandela as the first black president.