South Africa

Nelson Mandela

He was a member of the African National Congress party.

Flag

The central "Y" symbolizes the unity of the country withouth apartheid.

He was the first black president of South Africa from 1994 - 1999

Mandela studied law and became one of south africa's first black lawers

South Africa Geography and fast facts

Made in 1994 by Frederick G. Brownell

Red, white and blue are the colors of the Netherlands flag and symbolize white settlers in South Africa.

Black, Green and gold are the colors of African resistance movements

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Apartheid in Literature

James Gregory

Nadine Gordiner

Goodbye Bafana

The moment before the gun went off

James Gregory visits Nelson Mandelas prison in Robben Island

A white man shot his black son. Had to hide that he was his son in front of everyone else. However, he showed his feelings for him when he shot his black son. That is an example of apartheid

Short story

Novel

Colonization of South Africa

The road to freedom

Nadine Gordimer was born in South Africa. Her dad was from Latvia and her mom was from England. Her parents were Jewish immigrants

Resources

Gold, diamons, sugar, fruits, vegetables

Sharpeville massacre

  1. March 1960 South-Africa

Some people said the crowd was calm and peaceful, while others said they were hurling stones at the police

5K-7K protesters went to the policestation in Sharpeville, then the police opened fire on the crowd so 69 people died.

The colonialism started in 1652 and it was brought by the dutch.

Population: 50 million

Form of government: Republic

Many high flat areas

Afican people

One of the highest mountains is 3475 meters called Dragon´s mountain.

The country has 11 official languages.

South Africa is full of wildlife

Colorful mix of cultures gives South Africa its nickname : rainbow nation

known for sports such as cricket, rugby and soccer