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Incorporation of the British Empire
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Abolition of slavery
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Act of Union
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Formation of the African National Congress
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Land Act
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Removal of the last vestiges of British legal authority over South Africa - "a sovereign independent state"
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Election into power of National Party and the inception of Apartheid program
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Repeal of the pass laws
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First universal suffrage election under a transitional democracy (Nelson Mandela)
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Adoption of final constitution