Major Events in South Africa during Apartheid
• Adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People, June 26, 1955
• Women’s March against the Pass Law August 9, 1956
• The Sharpeville Massacre, March 21, 1960
• The Durban strike, January – March, 1973
• The Student uprising in Soweto, June 16, 1976
• The killing of Steven Biko by the South African police, September 12, 1977
• The release of Nelson Mandela from prison, February 11, 1990
• The first democratic election, April 26, 1994