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Jan 1, 1500
Jan Van Riebeeck Discovers South Africa
Riebeeck discovers South Africa while sailing and makes a fort and refreshment stand there for passing by sailors. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
South African History
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Dutch Colony made
South Africa becomes a Dutch colony with just over 15,000 citizens. -
Britain takes control
Britain takes control of South Africa at the end of the Napeoleonic War. -
Diamond Rush
The Discovery of diamonds brings in thousands of new settlers -
War
1880-81: The Boer War - The Boers rebel against the British -
Land Act
African Americans can't buy land. -
Apartheid
South Africa has a adopted an Apartheid -
Racial Segregation
Population classified by race. Group Areas Act passed to segregate blacks and whites. Communist Party banned. ANC responds with campaign of civil disobedience, led by Nelson Mandela. -
South Africa declares itself a republic
This causes racial seperation issues -
Nelson Mandela helps South Africa
Mandela makes a new constitution, helping with the racial problems occuring in the country. He wins a nobel peace prize for his work as president. -
Jacob Zuma
President Mbeki sacks his deputy, Jacob Zuma, in the aftermath of a corruption case.