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nationalist party
The Nationalist Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Malta. -
Mixed Marriages Act
Was an apartheid law in South Africa that prohibited marriages between people of different races. -
Immorality Act
Was the title of two acts of the Parliament of South Africa which prohibited, amongst other things, sexual relations between white people and people of other races. -
The Population Registration Act
Inhabitant of South Africa be classified and registered in accordance with his or her racial characteristics as part of the system of apartheid. -
The Groups Areas Act
Was created by the apartheid government of South Africa and assigned racial groups to different residential and business sections in urban areas. -
The Bantu Authorities Act
Act to provide for the establishment of certain Bantu authorities and to define their functions, to abolish the Natives Representative Council. -
Documents Act
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Apartheid Signage
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69 people are killed in the Sharpeville Massacre.
When protestors show up at the Sharpeville police station without their passbooks, a riot breaks out and police kill 69 people. -
Nelson was arrested
He was charged for treason -
More than 600 students are killed in the Soweto Massacre.
High school students in Soweto start a protest for an improved education system for blacks. Police break up the protest with tear gas and bullets, killing more than 600 people. -
Anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko is killed.
Steve Biko, one of the organizers of the Soweto protest, is arrested on August 18, 1977. He dies in police custody on September 12 and the cause of death is severe brain damage, likely from being beaten by police. -
Paul Simon releases the album "Graceland."
Paul Simon traveled to South Africa to make the album "Graceland" with local South African musicians -
Nelson Mandela becomes president of South Africa.
In the country's first election that allowed both whites and blacks to vote, Nelson Mandela is elected president of South Africa. -
Nelson Mandela is released from prison.
After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is freed from prison.
