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National Party
South Africa's political party, National Party, was founded. http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/national-party-np -
Statute of Westmister Signed
All British legal authority over South Africa was removed. https://www.britannica.com/event/Statute-of-Westminster -
South Africa is Independent
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Bantu Education Act
The Bantu Education Act was a segregation law that enforced racial separation of educational facilities as part of the apartheid system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_Education_Act,_1953
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ANC Ban
The South African government bans ANC (African National Congress), a national liberation movement that unites African people and stands for a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society. The ban lasted three decades (1960-1990). http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/african-national-congress-timeline-1960-1969 -
South Africa Declared a Republic
South Africa leaves the Commonwealth and is declared a Republic. White voters were held to decide if South Africa should be a Republic. 52% were in favor. http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/south-africa-withdraws-commonwealth -
Rivonia Trial
Nelson Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for treason at the Rivonia Trial https://www.sutori.com/item/untitled-c1c1-47ed -
Hendrik Verwoerd Assassinated
South African Prime Minister, Hendrik Verwoerd, was assassinated by Dimitri Tsafendas, a parliamentary messenger. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/architect-of-apartheid-assassinated -
Soweto Uprising
Over 600 people are killed in the Soweto uprising as black protesters and security forces clash. The uprising was led by black school children as a result of the Bantu Education Act. https://www.moafrikatours.com/soweto/ -
Mandela Released from Prison
After spending 27 years in prison, Mandela was released due to F.W. de Klerk, the South African president, dismantled the apartheid,lifted the ban on the ANC, and ordered the release of Nelson Mandela. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nelson-mandela-released-from-prison -
Bombings in Soweto
Nine bombs exploded in South Africa's Soweto. The President, at the time, Thabo Mbeki, blamed the explosions on white right-wing extremists, saying they were plotting to overthrow his majority-rule government. The police arrested 14 people accused of being involved in a white extremists plan to attack the government. http://www.newprophecy.net/2002page.htm -
National Party Disbands
The policies of the National Party include the apartheid and the promotion of Afrikaner culture. The National Party disbanded. http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/national-party-np -
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma was elected president. https://www.biography.com/people/jacob-zuma-262727 -
Anti-Immigrant Attacks
Many South Africans believed foreigners were the reason for the country's high crime rates. Anti-immigrant attacks break out and leave several people dead. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/world/africa/immigrant-protests-south-africa.html -
ANC pledge
President Zuma limits farm size and bans foreign farmland ownership as an attempt to redistribute land to black farmers.
