South African History timeline:
1400s
Zulu and Xhosa tribes establish large kingdoms in the South African region
1652
The Dutch establish the port of Cape Town. They are the first Europeans to settle in South Africa.
1852
The British take control of Cape Town.
1899-1902
Dutch settlers fight the British in the Boer Wars. Britain eventually gains control of South Africa.
1910
South Africa becomes an independent nation.
1918
Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela is born on July 18 in a small village in South Africa. A teacher later gives him the English name Nelson.
1948
Apartheid is introduced. Laws legally and physically separate different racial groups.
1952
The African National Congress, a black civil rights group, begins a Campaign for Defiance of Unjust Laws as a protest against apartheid. Nelson Mandela is one of its leaders.
1960
1960:s In the town of Sharpeville, 67 Africans are killed while protesting against Apartheid.
1962
Mandela is arrested for plotting against the government. Though he stays active politically, he will spend 27 years in prison.
1990
President F.W. de Klerk announces the end of apartheid. Mandela is freed from prison after serving 27 years.
1993
De Klerk and Mandela are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1994
South Africa holds its first election in which all races can vote. Nelson Mandela is elected President.
1999
Mandela steps down as President.
2013
Nelson Mandela dies in his home in Johannesburg at the age of 95.
After...
Inspired or discouraged? After you have watched the film your task is to write a text in English. In this text you will practise to write in formal English (sometimes also called academic English).
You can choose between two types of texts. Have a look here!
Formal English, what is that? Well, to get an idea of what it means your homework for next week will be to have a look at this clip:
...and also have a look at these words which show the difference between formal/informal words.
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