Timeline Creation by Miss Sondiyazi

Instructions

esonasondiyazi — 2024-08-24 19:23:09 UTC

Each student will add a post with a significant event that led to the overcoming of apartheid, including a brief explanation and an attachment of an image or video relevant to that event.

the soweto uprising of 1976

2024-08-26 17:44:41 UTC

this was when a series of demonstrations and protests led by black children as an anti-apartheid response the being thought in afrikaans

The Soweto uprising

2024-08-26 19:12:32 UTC

the Soweto Uprising

The Soweto Uprising is remembered annually on June 16 as Youth Day in South Africa, honoring the courage and sacrifice of the young people who fought for their rights and freedom.

The Sharpville Massacre

2024-08-26 20:26:17 UTC

In March 1960, a group called the Pan African Congress (PAC) decided to organize a protest in the Black township of Sharpeville. The plan was for protestors to march to the local police station without their passes and ask to be arrested, in an act of civil disobedience. On March 21, 1960, police officers in a Black township in South Africa opened fire on the group of people peacefully protesting oppressive laws. Sixty‐nine protestors were killed and many more injured. This was yet another significant event in the struggle against apartheid.

Release of Nelson Mandela (February 11, 1990)

2024-08-26 20:49:28 UTC

After 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison, marking a significant step towards dismantling apartheid. His release sparked international celebrations and paved the way for negotiations to end apartheid.He was initially supposed to be released in 1989, but the government delayed it due to concerns about his popularity.Mandela's release was a result of international pressure, including sanctions and diplomatic efforts.Upon his release, Mandela declared, "I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society."

The Release of Nelson Mandela from Prison in February 11, 1990

sulesedi7 — 2024-08-27 02:22:32 UTC

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years due to his activism against the oppressive system. His release symbolized the beginning of the end for apartheid. Mandela played a crucial role in negotiating the dismantling of apartheid laws and establishing a democratic South Africa. This lead up to the country’s first free elections in 1994, where Mandela was elected as the first Black president of South Africa.

The Pass Laws Act

2024-08-27 04:13:28 UTC

In 1960, Africans consumed their passes at the police headquarters in Sharpeville and 69 dissidents were killed.During the 70s and 80s , numerous Africans who disregarded pass regulations lost their citizenship and were expelled to devasteted country rather countries.When the pass regulations were revoked in 1986 17 million individuals had been captured

Women’s march of 9 August 1956

esonasondiyazi — 2024-08-27 06:01:42 UTC

The women were marching against the governments pass laws restrictive las requiring women to carry passes and controlling their movements