From May 1910 The Union of South Africa act established a united South Africa as a British dominion but reserve political rights fro whites. January. 08, 1912. The South African Native National Congress SANNC later shortened as African Nationa Congress or ANC is founded by black people in south african townships of Waaihoek, Bloemfontein, to fight for the blacks in the township.
JUNE 4, 1948 The Pro Afrikaaner National Party is elected nad begins instituting apartheid in South Africa
March 21 1960. Police shoot 69 black protesters dead at Sharpville out side Johannesburg comparison of Americans Prostesters occupy the Wall Street some the police sprayed a teargas on thier eyes while they were lying on the ground on the 8 November 2011.
June 1961 at Nelson Mandela's urging the ANC decided to launch an armed struggle.
JUNE 12, 1964. Mandela and other ANC leaders are jailed for life. They are transfered to Robben Island of Cape Town.
September 12, 1977 Activist Stephen Biko dies in the police custody, becoming a martyr to the antiarpartheid movement, which had begun to destabilize white rule since the Soweto uprisings in June.
March 1980 The ANC personalise its campaign around Mandela and slogan "free Nelson Mandela"
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