South Africa Timeline

By Andrew Soto

  • The Dutch

    The Dutch
    The Dutch settled in south africa in 1652

  • Sickneess

    Sickneess
    In 1713 a smallpox epidemic broke out at the Cape of Good Hope and killed 200 of the 570 convicts. The rest of the convicts were subsequently given freedom. Muslims who died of smallpox were denied Islamic burial rights with the accompanying ritual ablutions. The regulations also ensured that Muslim smallpox victims were to be buried in coffins.

  • The British

    The British
    The British Frist came to South Africa in the early 1800s

  • Apartheid

    Apartheid
    In 1948 the whites set up a syster of apartheid.

  • presidents

    presidents
    In April 1994 Nelson Manela was elected