Some milestones in the South African history:
1652 – Dutch Settlers arrive under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck
1795 – British occupation
1800 onwards – the Zulu kingdom becomes mighty
1835 – Dutch and other settlers leave the Cape colony
1838 – Zulu-Boer battle at Blood River
1879 – Anglo-Zulu war
1880 – First Boer war
1899 – Second Boer War
1960 – The Struggle
1961 – South Africa becomes a republic
1966 – The bush war starts
1990 – Mandela freed, ANC unbanned
1994 – First election in which the whole population vote
