Events
Apartheid was introduced. It meant apartness and was strongly supported by the National Party.Population Registration ActGroup Areas ActBantu Self-Government ActSeparate Representation of Voters ActANC oppostiiton (youth)Defiance CampaignFormation of the United Democratic Front (UDF)Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogerani and Thabo Montaung were executed for their part in an attack on Wonderboom police stationAdministrative Council in Bloemfontein were attackedThe ANC called on residents to "make townships ungovernable"Banned marriagesBurning the passesFreedom CharterSharpesville fireSoweto fire against studentsThe United Nations General Assembly denounces apartheidUN Security Council voted to impose a mandatory embargo on the sale of arms to South AfricaUnited Kingdom and United States imposed economic sanctions on the countryEnd of ApartheidPeriods
Resistance and the main groupsANC OppositionArmed Struggle and Popular ResistanceNelson Mandela in jail
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