Geog 1101 Test 2- South Africa

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1652

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The Dutch founded settlement at Cape Town

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1806

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British defeat Dutch and take control of South Africa

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1867

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Diamonds discovered in Afrikaner land

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1886

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Gold discovered in Johannesburg

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1899-1902

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Boer War

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1910

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British and Afrikaners formed the Union of South Africa

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1912

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Black Africans who supported the British during the Boer War created the African National Congress

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1913

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South Africa passed the Native Lands Act, prohibiting the purchase of land by black individuals outside their reserve

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1948

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After WWII, the National Party took power on the platform of Apartheid

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1960

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All black Africans in Sharpeville left their passes at home in protest, where police opened fire.

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1976

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Soweto Massacre (June 16). Apartheid declared a crime against humanity by UN Security Council

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1994

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Nelson Mandela elected president after 27 years in prison

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2001

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September 10, 2001: the UN held a Global Conference against racism in Durbin, South Africa