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History of South Africa

  • Jan Van Riebeeck

    Jan Van Riebeeck
    The first explorers came to South Africa in 1652, they were dutch
  • The invasion of Cape Colony

    The invasion of Cape Colony
    1795 the british invaded Cape Colony
  • The second boer war

    The second boer war
    The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa.
  • South Africa becomes a Union

    South Africa becomes a Union
    On the 31 May 1910, exactly eight years after the Boers had made peace with the English through the Treaty of Vereeniging, South Africa became a Union
  • The formation of African National Congress

    The formation of African National Congress
    Land Act were debated in 1911 and the Mines and Works Act was passed in 1911. These laws and the formation of the Union were important factors leading to the formation of the South African Native National Congress on 8 January, 1912, in Bloemfontein
  • Apartheid

    Apartheid
    Apartheid is the name of the racial institution that was established in 1948 by the National Party that governed South Africa until 1994. The term, which literally means “apartness,” reflected a violently repressive policy designed to ensure that whites, who comprised 20% of the nation's population, would continue to dominate the country.
  • South Africa banned from Olympics

    South Africa banned from Olympics
    South Africa were banned from the Olypics.
  • Freedom day

    Freedom day
    Nelson Mandela was elected as president
  • World Cup

    World Cup
    South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup
  • Nelson Mandela death

    Nelson Mandela death
    Nelson Mandela died in 2013, after being a big influence for the african freedom