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Dutch East India Company set up post at the Cape
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Period: to
First Boer War
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Gold is found in Transvaal
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Period: to
The Second Boer War
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Period: to
Apartheid
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Sharpville massacre
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The African National Congress is founded
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Nelson Mandela is released from prison on Robben Island
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Nelson Mandela becomes leader of ANC