1816 ⟶ Rise of the Zulu Kingdom

1816–1828: Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in South...
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🛡️ Rise of the Zulu Kingdom

1816–1828: Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in Southern Africa.⟶
Rise of the Zulu Kingdom (1816)
African HistoryMonarchyMilitary ExpansionPolitical Development
South AfricaSouth Africa

✊ African National Congress Founded

February 8: The African National Congress is founded.⟶
African National Congress Founded (1912)
Political OrganizationAnti-Apartheid MovementNationalismCivil RightsActivismNelson MandelaAfrican Politics
South AfricaSouth Africa

🇿🇦 Implementation of Apartheid Laws

Beginning of apartheid in South Africa.⟶
Implementation of Apartheid Laws (1948)
ApartheidHuman RightsDiscriminationLegislationColonialism
South AfricaSouth Africa

💥 Sharpeville Massacre: South African Police Open Fire on Protesters

March 21: The Sharpeville Massacre, in which the police opened fire against a protesting crowd at a police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal, resulting in 69 deaths and 180 injuries.⟶
Sharpeville Massacre: South African Police Open Fire on Protesters (1960)
ApartheidHuman RightsProtestPolice BrutalityAnti-Apartheid MovementMassacre
South AfricaSouth Africa

🗳️ African National Congress Loses Parliamentary Majority in South African Election

May 29: African National Congress loses parliamentary majority for first time since end of Apartheid in South African general election⟶
African National Congress Loses Parliamentary Majority in South African Election (2024)
ApartheidElectionsDemocracyPolitical TransitionPost-ApartheidPolitical PartiesGovernment
South AfricaSouth Africa