Timeline : South Africa
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History of South Africa Timeline
The discovery of the oldest complete fossilised hominid or human-like skeleton in South Africa, announced on 9 December 1998, proves that Australopithecus africanus roamed the area much further back t... |
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Discovery Sea Route to India, Da Gama
Prince John and Prince Manuel continued the efforts of Prince Henry to find a sea route to India, and in 1497 Manuel placed Vasco da Gama, who already had some reputation as a warrior and navigator,... |
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Jan van Riebeeck, Founder Cape Town
6 April 1652: First commander at the Cape. Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck, was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands on 21 April 1619. He was an administrator for the Dutch East India Company (DEIC) a... |
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François Le Vaillant, French Explorer
François Le Vaillant was a French explorer, collector and ornithologist. Hugely popular in his lifetime for his engaging and colourful travel accounts, Le Vaillant is best known today for his spectacu... |
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Paul Kruger, President of Transvaal
Paul Kruger was instrumental in negotiations with the British, which later led to the restoration of Transvaal as an independent state under British rule.
In 1882, the 57 year old Paul Kruger was... |
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Cecil John Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes was a British imperialist and the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia (since 1980 known as Zimbabwe), named after himself. He profited greatly from southern Africa's natural r... |
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Boer War 1 and 2, South Africa
There were two Boer wars, one in 1880-81 and the second from October 11, 1899-1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boere, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa... |
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Nelson Mandela
Released on 11 February 1990. He was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on 10 May 1994. Mandela's words, "The struggle is my life," are not to be taken lig... |
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