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National Party
Parent: Cape Settler / Boer / Afrikaner
Initial entity stub generated from temp/south_africa_20th_century_timeline_starter.csv.
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Events
1924Hertzog's National Party–Labour Pact government19481948 general election1948–1960Systematisation of apartheid legislation1949Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act1950Group Areas Act1950Immorality Amendment Act1950Population Registration Act1951Bantu Authorities Act1952Pass-law system tightened1953Bantu Education law1953Reservation of Separate Amenities Act1955Sophiatown forced removals begin1956Women's March against pass laws1959Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act21 March 1960Sharpeville massacre8 April 1960Banning of liberation organisations9 October 1963–12 June 1964Rivonia Trial1966Assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd1966District Six declared a white Group Area26 August 1966South African Border / Bush War begins1975Inkatha movement established1976Transkei declared 'independent'12 September 1977Death of Steve Biko in detention19 October 1977Black Consciousness organisations banned1983End Conscription Campaign founded1983Tricameral parliament constitution1985Rubicon speech and Botha reform impasse21 July 1985–June 1990State of emergency declared2 October 1986US Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act1987–1988Battle of Cuito Cuanavale1989F. W. de Klerk becomes president1989South African Border / Bush War ends1990–1994Right-wing attacks during the transition2 February 1990Unbanning of political organisations11 February 1990Nelson Mandela released from prison1991–1992CODESA negotiations begin1993Assassination of Chris Hani1993End Conscription Campaign ends