Below: a sign placed on things that are only to be used by whites Below: Nelson Mandela, African right activist/ president
· 1756: Dutch settlers arrive and import slaves from West Africa, Malaysia, and India.
· 1810: British begin infiltrating Dutch homes and after some dispute, they begin working together.
· 1908: A convention is held to establish Independence for South Africa from Britain.
· 1908: the government allows non-whites to vote but not hold office.
· 1912: African National Congress (ANC) is formed. A political party trying to organize Africans in the civil rights struggle.
· 1920: Blacks jobs are given to whites.
· 1939: whites doing a job receive significantly more than blacks doing same job.
· 1948: The form of government known as “apartheid” is now fully established.
· 1951: government sets aside specific communities for each race (one for white, colored, or mixed race/ Indian)
· 1960: the Sharpeville Massacre occurs in which 69 people die and 187 are wounded
· 1960: the ANC is now banned
· 1970s: Resistance to apartheid increases, whites joins blacks in protest.
· 1980s: people and governments around the world launch international campaign boycotting South Africa
· 1980s: many Africans banned from white-controlled areas ignore laws and go to the forbidden regions for work.
· Late 1980s: Countries around the world pressure South Africa to end the apartheid, laws separating whites and non-whites in public places are repealed.
· 1991: South Africa President F.W. de Klerk repeals the apartheid laws
· 1993: a multiracial, multiparty, transitional government is approved
· 1994: Nelson Mandela, African resistance leader, is released from jail (after 27 years) and elected president.
· 1810: British begin infiltrating Dutch homes and after some dispute, they begin working together.
· 1908: A convention is held to establish Independence for South Africa from Britain.
· 1908: the government allows non-whites to vote but not hold office.
· 1912: African National Congress (ANC) is formed. A political party trying to organize Africans in the civil rights struggle.
· 1920: Blacks jobs are given to whites.
· 1939: whites doing a job receive significantly more than blacks doing same job.
· 1948: The form of government known as “apartheid” is now fully established.
· 1951: government sets aside specific communities for each race (one for white, colored, or mixed race/ Indian)
· 1960: the Sharpeville Massacre occurs in which 69 people die and 187 are wounded
· 1960: the ANC is now banned
· 1970s: Resistance to apartheid increases, whites joins blacks in protest.
· 1980s: people and governments around the world launch international campaign boycotting South Africa
· 1980s: many Africans banned from white-controlled areas ignore laws and go to the forbidden regions for work.
· Late 1980s: Countries around the world pressure South Africa to end the apartheid, laws separating whites and non-whites in public places are repealed.
· 1991: South Africa President F.W. de Klerk repeals the apartheid laws
· 1993: a multiracial, multiparty, transitional government is approved
· 1994: Nelson Mandela, African resistance leader, is released from jail (after 27 years) and elected president.