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| 1881 | Pretorious, Andries Wilhemus Jacobus |  |
| 3rd Aug Pretoria Africa Kruger, Joubert & Pretorious announce the restoration of republican government |
| 1904 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Johannesburg Africa The Afrikaaner Het Volk party founds the Responsible Government Association |
| Johannesburg Africa The Afrikaan party opposes the Lyttelton Constitution |
| 1905 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Negotiates a constitution with Campbell-Bannerman |
| 1907 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Favors unitary rather than federal government for a future unified Sth Africa |
| 1908 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa 1st day of the convention which determines the government & constitition of Sth Africa |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa Smuts calls for a constitutional convention |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa Submits his scheme for a Sth African Union to the National Convention |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa The constitutional convention represents 4 colonies, natives of Sth Africa excluded |
| 12th Oct The convention represents the 4 colonies but natives of Sth Africa are excluded |
| Dec London Africa Smuts & Botha take the constitution to London, where it is passed by Parliament, & signed into law by Edward VII |
| Dec London Africa The Union of SouthAfrica is born, the Afrikaners hold the key to political power, they forme the largest part of the electorate |
| 1910 | Botha, Louis | |
| Sth Africa's 1st general election |
| 31st May Pretoria Africa Proclamation of the Union of Sth Africa |
| 31st May Pretoria Africa Sth Africa becomes a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire |
| 1913 | Hertzog, James | |
| The Bantu Land Act creates a division between the Bantu & Whites, drafted by Hertzog |
| 1926 | Hertzog, James | |
| Oct London Africa Questions the Union of Sth Africa as a Dominion at the Imperial Conference |
| 1933 | Hertzog, James | |
| Britain renounces legislation over the Dominions |
| The Balfour Declaration of 1926 becomes law |
| 1936 | Hertzog, James | |
| Pretoria Africa Sets up the Native Representitive Council |
| Pretoria Africa The denial of poltical rights by race or color becomes legitimate |
| 1948 | Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Pretoria Africa The Status of the Union Act & Statute of Westminster abolish 2/3 maj for const change |
| 3rd June Pretoria Africa Forms the 1st all Afrikaner government, with a majority of 5 |
| 1951 | Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Separate Representation of Voters Act, apartheid legislation |
| 1952 | Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Pretoria Africa Parliament is transormed into a High Court & validates the Coloured Voters Bill |
| Pretoria Africa The Supreme Court judges Apartheid as unconstitutional |
| 1954 | Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Pretoria Africa Despite the creation of the High Court of Courts rule apartheid is unconstitutional |
| Pretoria Africa The High Court of Parliament Courts rule apartheid is unconstitutional |
| 1955 | Strijdom, Johennes Gerhardus | |
| The supremacy of Parliament is confirmed |
| 26th June Freedom Charter signed in South-Africa |
| 1960 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| 20th Jan During a vote of confidence Verwoerd announces a referendum on the republic |
| 5th Oct 90.5% of whites vote, 850,458 in favour of a republic & 775,878 against |
| 1961 | Swart, Charles Robberts | |
| Pretoria Africa Becomes the 1st Sth African Head of State which previously was the British monarch |
| 1961 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| Jan Legislation is prepared to establish the Republic of Sth Africa |
| 31st May The Republic of Sth Africa comes into existence |
| 1963 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| 1st June Sth Africa becomes a dictatorial police state under the General Law Amendment Act |
| 1975 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| Turnhalle Africa Sth Africa opens the Turnhalle Conference to draft a constitution for Namibia |
| 1977 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| A referendum is held on the Turnhalle Conference constitution for Namibia |
| The UN & SWAPO reject the results of white acceptance of the constitutional referendum |
| 1984 | Botha, Pieter | |
| Pretoria Africa Separate Asian, coloured & white assemblies are created |
| 1989 | Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| 6th Sep Wins an election to offer representation for all elements of the population |
| 1991 | Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| 1st Feb A "national peace accord" is agreed between the Inkatha, ANC & National Party |
| 1st Feb Promises to end all Apartheid legislation & to create a new multi racial constitution |
| 4th Sep Announces a new constitution that will provide suffrage for black people |
| Dec 19 political groups from all races create the Convention for a Democratic SouthAfrica |
| 20th Dec Delegations from 19 political groups discuss drafting the new constitution |
| 1991 | Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla | |
| April Pretoria Africa The ANC rules out any veto for minority groups in a post-apartheid society |
| 1993 | Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| An interim majority rule constitution is adopted |
| De Klerk abandons the principle of power sharing & majority rule until 1999 |
| Mandela & de Klerk agree to a government of national unity after elections |
| 12th Feb The ANC & NP agree on a transistional government of "National Unity" |
| 1993 | Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla | |
| De Klerk abandons the principle of power sharing & majority rule until 1999 |
| Mandela & de Klerk agree to a government of national unity after elections |
| 12th Feb The ANC & NP agree on a transistional government of "National Unity" |
| 1994 | Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| The homelands are reincorparated into the republic |
| 28th Nov The Interim constitution is completed |
| 1996 | Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla | |
| 10th May The new constitution replaces the interim constitution |
