IN CONTEXT
End of apartheid
1948 The National Party (NP) takes power, adopting a policy of apartheid (separateness).
1960 Seventy black protesters are killed at Sharpeville; the African National Congress (ANC) is banned.
1961 South Africa is declared a republic and leaves the Commonwealth. Mandela heads the ANC’s military wing.
1991 F. W. De Klerk repeals apartheid laws; international sanctions are lifted.
1994 With the first democratic elections, South Africa joins the UN General Assembly.
1996 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission begins hearings on human rights crimes committed in the apartheid era.
Nelson Mandela received a life prison ...
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