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1. Who were the first Europeans to establish a colony in the Cape?
2. Which Portuguese sailor reached the bay of today's Durban in 1497?
3. Who were the Huguenots? When did they arrive in South Africa?
4. Who were the Trek Boers?
5. Which two tribes fought against the Trek Boers?
6. In 1795 the colony at the Cape became part of which country?
7. Which part of the country did the Voortrekkers go ?
8. For which three reasons were the settlers unhappy with British colonial rule?
9. Which Zulu king created a powerful kindgom in the eighteen twenties?
10. Who fought in the Battle of Blood River? Who was defeated?
11. What were the Dutch descendants called? What languaged did they speak?
12. When was the slave trade declared illegal?
13. When did the Anglo-Zulu War end?
14. When was the South African Union establish?
15. Under the Native-land law of 1913, which percentage of the land was declared reservations for blacks?
16. Who coined the concept of 'apartheid'?
17. What did the apartheid policy consist of?
18. Which party won the elections in 1948?
19. Which movement of resistance and liberation was formed by black people?
20. When did President de Klerk announce important steps to abandon the apartheid policy?
21. Who was released from prison after 27 years?
22. Who is the president of South Africa at the moment?