| History II |
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| December 16, 1961- Umkhonto we Sizwe is born. Nelson Mandela and Joe Slovo, head of comunist party of South Africa carried out sabotage that wouldn't harm the public, however it did intensify the struggle. December 16 is later established by the new deomocratic government as the Day of reconciliation. |
| June 16, 1976- A demonstration is held in protest by thousands of students. They were protesting against the mandatory schooling in the Afrikaans language. The protest was in Sowero a huge African township of Johannesburg. The police fired into the fleeing kids. Officially 25 children were killed and at least 200 were injured. However the real figures are several hundred killed. The rioting children spread thourghout the country within days. This day would later be called Youth Day. |
| 1985- Twenty or more people in Langa , a township of Cape Town, were killed by police. Government declared a state of emergency as the violence escalates. Sanctions are imposed on South Africa by the United States. Business leaders meet with ANC. |
| March 23, 1988- South African army's are finally defeated. They were defeated by Cuban troops at the battle of Cuito Cuanavale. This battle is regarded worldwide as a crucial turning point in the liberation of South Africa. |
| 1991- Public schools are integrated some. The Land Act of 1913 and 1936, The Group Areas Act of 1966, and the Population Registration Act of 1950 are all repealed. The Convention for Democratic South Africa convenes however the only reach a stand still. Violence once again escalates in all through South Africa. Outside of East London "homeland" police fire on an unarmed protesting civilians, this is called the Bisho Massacre. |
| June 2, 1999- The second democratic elections of South Africa are held. The elected President is Thabo Mbeki. The ANC captures 66.35% of the national vote of South Africa. |
| May, 2000- President Mbeki visited the United Sates and declares that the poor countries of the world are being left out of the Globalization movement. He also says that HIV/AIDS is linked to poverty, and drugs will not do much to change the root cause of the disease's quick spread thoughtout Africa. |
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