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13 Cards in this Set
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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
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