ANGLAIS T.C Flashcards
JULY 18th 1918
born in the Tanksei in South Africa
1964
sentenced to life imprisonment
for sabotage and high treason
sent to the jail on Robben Island
26/27 years of prison
1990
released from prison after 26/27 years of prison
1993
win the Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. de Klerk
the last apartheid president
1994
elected president after the ANC ( African National Congress )
wins South Africa’s first multi-racial elections
December 5th 2013
dies at 95
city called «the mother city»
Cape Town
the capital cities
- Pretoria executive
- Bloemfontein judicial
- Cape Town legislative
symbol of the flag
red, white and blue: colors of the Deutch colonists and the British flag
yellow, black and green: from the African National Congress (ANC) flag.
black: people
green: fertility of the land
yellow: gold, the mineral wealth beneath the soil
official languages of S.A
11 official languages
3 main languages: Afrikaans, English and Zulu
when was the flag adopted
27 April 1994
nickname of S.A and who is credited for it
The Rainbow Nation, Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe the Post-Apartheid SA
the motto
Unity in diversity
the currency ( monetary unit)
the Rand
number of inhabitants
≈55M in 2016