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60  INTRODUCING SOUTH AFRIC A

Age of Democracy
Limpopo
The laws imposed by the white Nationalist government North Gauteng Mpumalanga
outraged black African soci eties, and the decree that Afrikaans West Free SWAZILAND
State KwaZulu-
be the language of instruction at black schools sparked the Northern LESOTHO Natal
Cape
revolt of 1976. States of emergency came and went, and Eastern
Cape
Western
violence increased. It became clear that the old system of Cape
administration was doomed. In 1990, State President Frederik
Willem de Klerk undertook the first step towards reconciliation The New South Africa
by unbanning the ANC, Communist Party and 34 other Provincial boundaries
orga nizations, and announcing the release of Nelson Mandela.
Desmond Tutu won a Nobel
A World First Peace Prize (1984) and Martin
Christiaan Barnard Luther King Peace Prize (1986)
(pictured right) made for his dedicated anti-
medi cal history apartheid campaign.
in 1967 when he
transplanted a
human heart.

The Soweto Uprising
On 16 June 1976,
police fired on black
students protesting
against the use of
Afrikaans in their
schools. This picture
of a fatally wounded
boy became a world-
famous symbol of this
tragic struggle.

Arts Against Apartheid
The Black Christ by Ronald
Harrison was inspired by Democratic Election
the Sharpeville Massacre On 27 April 1994, South Africans
and banning of the then
ANC president Chief went to the polls – many for the first
Albert Luthuli (depicted time. Five days later the result was
as Christ). Banned for announced: with 63 per cent of votes
years, it now hangs in in its favour, the African National
the Iziko South African Congress (ANC) had achieved victory
National Gallery (see p135). in all but two provinces, and Nelson
Mandela was the new state president.

1971 International Court and UN 1990 Namibian 1994 ANC wins the
1961 South Africa Security Council recognize Namibia 1980 ANC bombs independence. country’s first
becomes a republic and revoke South Africa’s mandate Sasolburg Oil Refinery ANC unbanned. democratic election.
outside the British on the country in the Free State Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela
Commonwealth The Old flag released becomes president
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990
1962 Nelson 1963 1976 Soweto
Mandela Guerrilla war 1968 Swaziland gains riots erupt. Flight 1984 New
jailed. Start begins in independence of foreign capital constitution for
of UN- South West 1966 Prime Minister Verwoerd assassinated. from South tricameral
imposed Africa Lesotho gains independence Africa parliament The new flag
sanctions (Namibia)

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