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The Dutch colonisation of South Africa
The Dutch colonized the cape of South Africa in the middle of the 1600's. This was to bring more resources into the mainland of The Netherlands -
The British take over
In around 1815 the British Empire annexxed the colonies of South Africa to be under their on rule. -
The ANC come into play
The ANC was founded on the premises of fighting for the freedom and equal rights of both Whites and Blacks in South Africa -
The National Party join the party
The National Party of South Africa was a political party founded in 1914 which had its interests in improving the quality of life for strictly Afrikaaners only in South Africa. Later, in the 1990's it became a national civic party looking to represent all South Africans. -
Apartheid begins...
The Apartheid regime was an institutionalised system of racial segregation in South Africa. Apartheid is characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on white supremacy or (baasskap) -
Bantu Education Act
The Bantu Education Act, 1953 was a South African segregation law which legalised several aspects of the apartheid system passed by the Apartheid regime which was really not on the side of the black community. Its major provision was enforcing racially separated educational facilities -
The end to years of segragation
With aid from USA for the anti-apartheid movements in South Africa, apartheid was abolished and in 1994 Nelson Mandela was elected the first black president of South Africa
