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4th century
North settles starts joining the San and Khoikhoi people. -
1480
1480s
The Portuguese navigator Bartholomeu Dias is the first person from Europe to discovered the South Afika area. -
1652
The Dutch East India Company represent Jan van Riebeeck founds the Cape Colony at Table Bay and is the first European colony. -
1795
The British forces take over the Dutch cape colony. In 1803 the area is returned to the Netherlands but then again become the British Colony again 1806. -
1816 to 1826
Shaka Zulu creates fighting force and expand Zulu empire. Later the Zulu empire were defeated by the British empire. -
1835 to 1840
Boers found the orange Free State and the Transvaal and leave the cape colony. -
1867
Diamonds are discovered at Kimberly. -
1880 to 1881
The first Angelo Boer war, between the Boers and the British,binging and ends with a negotiated peace. -
Mid 1880s
In Transvaal gold is discovered wich started the gold rush. -
1899
The second Angelo Boer war begins. This time the British empire succeed and take over the Dutch colonies. -
1910
The British empire form the union of South Africa, including the cape and natal colonies but also the transvaal and Orange Free State. 2 years later the Native National Congress, later African National Congress who fights for the black lives. -
1948
The policy of apartheid becomes official when the National party takes the power of South Africa. -
1950
The South African population are now divided by races. ANC, led by Nelson Mandela, responds with a campaign of civil refusal. -
1964
Nelson Mandela sentenced to a life in prison. -
1990
Nelson Mandela were released from prison after 27 years and 1994 he becomes the first black president in South Africa.