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The Rainbow Nation
Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws led by ANC begins
Act passed to ban political groups and parties.
Nationalist government under D. F. Malan enacts apartheid policy.
War Declaration Against Nazi-Germany
Separate Representation Act: Divides Native political representation.
Kruger National Park: First National Park in Africa
Afrikaans Official Language Status Declared
Discovery of the “Taung child”
The Rand Rebellion: White Mineworkers Strike for Fair Wages and Conditions
Establishment of Reserve Bank
Title: The Founding of the National Party and Apartheid Policy
Impact of the Native Land Act in South Africa
The founding of ANC for black rights.
Formation of SANNC, precursor to ANC
Establishment of Union consolidates British colonies into self-governing dominion.
Louis Botha: First Prime Minister of Union.
Gandhi Backs Protest against Disenfranchisement on Prince of Wales Arrival Day
King Edward VII Signs Act
The Peace of Vereeniging Ends Second Boer War
British Annexation of Orange Free State
Conflict: Second Boer War, significant loss of life with British Empire and Boer republics.
Establishment of British Cape Colony
Cecil Rhodes: Prime Minister of Cape Colony
Gold Discovered in Witwatersrand: A Game-Changer.
First Boer War pitting British Empire against Transvaal Republic in South Africa.
Diamond Rush in Kimberley Spurs Mining Industry Growth
Diamonds Found in the Orange River
Formation of the Transvaal Republic
Conflict: Battle of Blood River between Voortrekkers and Zulu forces
Boer Settlers' Inland Migration and Conflict with Indigenous Groups
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