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The Dutch arrived at South Africa and forced the Africans out of their land and used them as laborers.
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The slaves were freed!
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Starting on that date, South Africa was divided into four territories. Black people did not have any political rights to vote or anything.
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This is the date that the Apratheid officially began.
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There was a Prohibition that blacks and whites could not marry eachother.
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All the Africans were classified into three categories according to race which included Black, Colored, or White
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This assigned all Africans to their native land.
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This act required all Africans to carry a pass-book which is somewhat like a passport.
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A large group of Africans in Sharpeville revolted by not carrying around their pass-books. Since they did this, the government declared a state of emergency in this region.
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When Biko died, it was a spark that started. Everyone heard about the death and how he died just because of his color.
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Nelson stayed in prison for 27 years, mainly because he was black.
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President F.W. de Klerk announced the end to the aparthied. And on June 17, 1991, the apartheid laws were revoked.
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Nelson Mandela wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
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On this date, Mandela became the president of Africa.
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Everyone is sad about the bad news that takes place. What happened was he had a lung infection and so, on December 16, 2013, he died.
