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Following the defeat of the Boers in the Anglo–Boer or South African War (1899–1902), the Union of South Africa was created as a self-governing dominion of the British Empire on 31 May 1910 in terms of the South Africa Act 1909, which amalgamated the four previously separate British colonies. -
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Adolf Hitler's invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II. Over the next six years, the conflict took more lives and destroyed more land and property around the globe than any previous war. -
On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered. After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945, and the Second World War came to an end. -
Policy of apartheid (separateness) adopted when the National Party (NP) takes power. -
The apartheid was created wich ment black was in a part of the country and with in a other part of the country -
The 1960 Olympics were the first to be fully covered by television -
On March 21, 1960, police officers in a Black township in South Africa opened fire on a group of people peacefully protesting oppressive laws. -
South Africa declared a republic, leaving the Commonwealth. Mandela heads ANC's new military wing, which launches a sabotage campaign. -
Mandela went to prison because he opposed South Africa's apartheid laws. Apartheid means “apartness” in the Afrikaans language. -
Tsafendas approached him, drew a concealed sheath knife from his belt, and stabbed Verwoerd about four times in the torso before he was pulled away by other members of parliament. -
They were obliged to live at a place that the governement chose -
More than 600 killed in clashes between black protesters and security forces during an uprising which started in Soweto. -
The township revolt and driven both by local grievances and by opposition to apartheid, the uprising lasted two years and affected most regions of the country. The government of P. W. Botha did not succeed in curbing the violence until after it imposed a national state of emergency in June 1986. -
Democracies use states of emergency to manage arrange of situation from extreme wether events to public order situation. -
after 27 years in prison nelson madela is free with many accdifist -
Start of multi-party talks. international sanctions are lifted. Major fighting between Zulu and Inkatha movement. -
A provisional constitution, interim constitution or transitional constitution is a constitution intended to serve during a transitional period until a permanent constitution is adopted. -
ANC wins first non-racial elections. Government of National Unity formed, Commonwealth membership restored, remaining sanctions lifted. South Africa takes seat in UN General Assembly after 20-year absence. -
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spain won the World Cup -
He died at the age of 95 after a prolonged respiratory infection. -
The annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival is the culmination of world-renowned musicians providing a cohesive star-studded line-up. This proudly South African event was be hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.