1960 ⟶ Sharpeville Massacre: South African Police Open Fire on Protesters
March 21: The Sharpeville Massacre, in which the police open...
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✊ African National Congress Founded
February 8: The African National Congress is founded.⟶
Political OrganizationAnti-Apartheid MovementNationalismCivil RightsActivismNelson MandelaAfrican Politics
South Africa🇿🇦 Implementation of Apartheid Laws
Beginning of apartheid in South Africa.⟶
ApartheidHuman RightsDiscriminationLegislationColonialism
South 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.⟶
ApartheidHuman RightsProtestPolice BrutalityAnti-Apartheid MovementMassacre
South Africa🕊️ Nelson Mandela Released From Prison
February 11: Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.⟶
ApartheidNelson MandelaAnti-Apartheid MovementCivil RightsHuman RightsPost-Apartheid
South Africa🗳️ Nelson Mandela Elected President of South Africa, Apartheid Ends
May 10: End of apartheid in South Africa and election of Nelson Mandela.⟶
ApartheidNelson MandelaAnti-Apartheid MovementDemocracyCivil RightsPost-ColonialismHuman Rights
South 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⟶
ApartheidElectionsDemocracyPolitical TransitionPost-ApartheidPolitical PartiesGovernment
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