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During the middle of the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company finds Cape Town.

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An act setting aside most land and jobs for whites forcing the majority of black population to live in reserves.

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The United Party governs South Africa - 1934

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The United Party governs South Africa - 1934

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The Apartheid began when the National Party came into rule.

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The first Apartheid law is enforced - 1949

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The first Apartheid law is enforced - 1949

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The first Apartheid law prohibits of mixed marriages between Europeans and Non-Europeans

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The act required South Africans to be classified and registered according to race. They also assigned racial groups living area

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The defiance campaign against unjust laws was presented by the African National Congress (ANC) at a conference at Bloemfontein, South Africa.

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The reserves were consolidated into ten overcrowded Bantu homelands called 'Bantustans'

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A peaceful protest took place in Sharpeville where 69 people died due to police brutality. 180 people were also injured.

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In 1976 black school children in Soweto, South Africa protested the afrikaans language requirement in black schools

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In 1977, Steve Biko was beaten to death. He was viewed as the "father" of the Black Consciousness Movement.

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The first non-racial democratic local governments elections took place in South Africa on November 1st 1995