Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014

1960 21 March, In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and p...

1990 2 February, President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30...

1970 16 February, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and 21 others, who were detained under the Suppression of Communism Act,...

1950 In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Mandela trained at the Donaldson Orlando Community Centre. He excelled at box...

 

2000 January, The partnership is formalized by South African National Aids Council (SANAC) to review its two years of...

1940 Mandela was elected to the Student Representative Council (SRC) at Fort Hare. After he became embroiled in general...

1930 White women get the vote. This means in effect that the weight of the black vote is decreased from 3.1% to 1.4%. T...

1980 25 January, Three MK cadres, on their way to carry out a sabotage mission, take refuge in the Silverton branch of ...

1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white rule over the territories that came to be known ...

1920 The Housing Act is passed. This Act made funds available for the government to house the poor. “The resultant esta...

The Nelson Mandela timeline tracks the history of the first democratically elected president of South Africa through his...