ANGLAIS T.C

Question 1

JULY 18th 1918

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born in the Tanksei in South Africa

Question 2

1964

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sentenced to life imprisonment
for sabotage and high treason
sent to the jail on Robben Island
26/27 years of prison

Question 3

1990

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released from prison after 26/27 years of prison

Question 4

1993

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win the Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. de Klerk
the last apartheid president

Question 5

1994

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elected president after the ANC ( African National Congress )
wins South Africa’s first multi-racial elections

Question 6

December 5th 2013

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dies at 95

Question 7

city called «the mother city»

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Cape Town

Question 8

the capital cities

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• Pretoria executive
• Bloemfontein judicial
• Cape Town legislative

Question 9

symbol of the flag

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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

Question 10

official languages of S.A

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11 official languages
3 main languages: Afrikaans, English and Zulu

Question 11

when was the flag adopted

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27 April 1994

Question 12

nickname of S.A and who is credited for it

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The Rainbow Nation, Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe the Post-Apartheid SA

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the motto

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Unity in diversity

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the currency ( monetary unit)

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the Rand

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number of inhabitants

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≈55M in 2016

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today’s president

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Cyril Ramaphosa since 2017

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first europeans to settle

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dutch, french and german settlers ( Afrikaans ) from 1652-1700

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who came next afrikaanners

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the British conquered the settlement and occupied Cape Town in 1795

Question 19

South African independence

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self governance 1931
Republic independent from theCommonwealth: 1961

Question 20

who are called the Afrikaners

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decendant from the 1st settlers:
French
German
and Dutch protestants
whites: they speak Afrikaans, language derived from the Dutch

Question 21

segregation laws
name and date

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Apartheid 1948

Question 22

Apartheid means

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The state of being apart, separate ( but unequal)

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who introduced them and why
( the segregation laws )

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The right-wing National Party because they fear of black domination: a lot of them were leaving rural areas to move to the cities

Question 24

Apartheid main rules

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• separate residential areas
• black had to live in black only townships
• at 16 every black persons was given a passbook to work in white areas
• illegal to live to white areas without a pass
• racially mixed marriages were prohibited
• no right to vote

Question 25

**township**

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a residential development that confined non-whites ( Blacks, coloured and Indians ) living near or working in white-only communities. **Soweto**: **SO**UTH-**WE**STERN-**TO**WNSHIPS ( most famous one )

Question 26

most famous anti-Apartheid political party ( when founded, most famous leader, when banned )

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**AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS** ( ANC ) - founded in January 8th 1912 - most famous leader:NELSON MANDELA, >imprisonment - banned in 1960

Question 27

**2 famous revolts against Apartheid**

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**SHARPEVILLE**:1960 **SOWETO**:1976

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**end of Apartheid**

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date: **June 30th 1991** Mandela and F.W De Klerk ended it and were awarded of the **Nobel Peace Prize** in **1993**

Question 29

when was the first **one person, one vote** election who was elected

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**27th April 1994** it was **Nelson Mandela**

Question 30

the **Truth and Reconciliation Commission**

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**1995** **chairman**: Archbishop Desmond Tutu **action&goal**: commission which had to discover and reveal horrors, the wrong-doings made under Apartheid in hope of resolving conflicts left over from the past, with testimonies of victims and perpetrators of Apartheid. **AIM**: reveal the whole truth about what happened during Aparthied to help bury the hatchet.