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The arrival of Jan van Riebeek
the first serious effort to establish a settlement, with the arrival of jan van riebeek, in 1652 -
The british takes control of the Cape Town
The british arrived in Cape Town, the dutch surrender in 1795 is known as the capitualation of Rustenburg -
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The South African War
When diamonds and gold were found, the British wanted to put those areas under British control. this resulted in the Boer War. The British won and the Boer republics became British colonies -
Became a union
On the 31 May 1910, exactly eight years after the Boers had made peace with the English through the Treaty of Vereeniging, South Africa became a Union. -
Congress
The South African Native National Congress (SANNC) is founded . -
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Apartheid
A system of racial segregation ( black, white, colored, indian). people divided into categories that decided where you can live and what jobs you can have -
Olympic Games
South Africa has been banned from taking part in the 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo over its refusal to condemn apartheid. -
Nelson Mandela was elected for president
In 1994 the apartheid regime ended, and nelson mandela became the first black president -
World Cup
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Nelson Mandela Died
Nelson was Africas first black president. Died 5 december 2013
