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The Dutch East India Company
first European settlers arrive in South Africa. -
European Settlers try to set up a rapublic
Settlers are Boers or Afrikaners and they speak a Dutch dialect known as Afrikaans -
Boer war begins
war between the British Empire and the Boer -
Apartheid begins
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Nelson Mandalla
Mandela became involved in the African National Congress and was elected National Volunteer-in-Chief -
arms embergo against South Africa
a mandatory arms embargo was enforced on South Africa to fight against apartheid. -
end of apartheid.
president F.W. de Klerk announced a formal end to the apartheid.
