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| 1905 | Preacher Malan |  |
| Boer patriot & Calvinist, advocates Afrikaner Nationalism |
| 1906 | Chairman AT Malan | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Afrikaaner Taalvereniging |
| 1915 | Chairman NP | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Nationalist Party |
| 1915 | Editor | |
| Appointed Editor of "De Burger", the newly founded Nationalist newspaper |
| 1915 | Election | |
| Cradock Africa Stands as prospective MP but is defeated |
| 1915 | Party Leader | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Nationalist Party |
| 1919 | Election | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Calvinia Africa Elected MP for Calvinia |
| 1919 | Peace | |
| Appointed Member of the Peace Deputation to Europe |
| 1924 | Legislation | |
| Pretoria Africa Makes Afrikans the official language |
| 1924 | Minister of Education | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| 1924 | Minister of Health | |
| Appointed Minister of National Health by Hertzog |
| 1924 | Minister of Interior | |
| Appointed Minister of the Interior by Hertzog |
| 1924 | Reform | |
| Pretoria Africa Makes Afrikans the official language |
| Pretoria Africa Seeks to repatriate SouthAfrica's Indian minority |
| 1924 | Resignation | |
| Resigns as Editor of De Burger |
| 1927 | Independence | |
| Plays a major role in acquiring a national flag |
| 1933 | Government | |
| Refuses to serve in the coalition government cabinet but supports the coalition |
| 1934 | Party Leader | |
| Pretoria Africa Appointed Party Leader of the Purified National Party |
| 1934 | PNP | |
| Pretoria Africa Founds the Purified Nationalist Party |
| Pretoria Africa Refuses to support the amalgamation of the National Party & the Sth African Party |
| Pretoria Africa The PNP becomes the official opposition to the Hertzog-Smuts coalition |
| 1939 | Nationalist Party | |
| Pretoria Africa Founds & leads the reunited Nationalist Party |
| 1939 | Resignation | |
| Resigns in favour of Hertzog |
| 1940 | Leader Opposition Malan | |
| Pretoria Africa Opposed smut's internationalism & participation in the second World War |
| 1948 | Apartheid | |
| 3rd June Forms the 1st all Afrikaner government, with a majority of 5 |
| 3rd June Pretoria Africa Forms the 1st all Afrikaner government, with a majority of 5 |
| 1948 | Constitution | |
| 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 |
| 1948 | Election | |
| Establishes an epoch of unbroken Nationalist rule |
| 1948 | Government | |
| Establishes a government with the support of the Afrikaner Party |
| 1948 | Legislation | |
| Pretoria Africa The Status of the Union Act abolishes 2/3 majority needed for constitutional change |
| Pretoria Africa The Status of the Union Act abolishes the 2/3 majority for constitutional change |
| Pretoria Africa The Statute of Westminster abolishes the 2/3 majority for constitutional change |
| 1948 | Prime Minister | |
| 3rd June Appointed Prime Minister of Sth Africa |
| 1948 | Reform | |
| Responsible for introducing Apartheid |
| Pretoria Africa Responsible for introducing Apartheid |
| Pretoria Africa The Coloured Voters Bill to disenfranchise blacks is rejected by the courts |
| The Status of the Union Act abolishes 2/3 majority vote for constitutional change |
| Pretoria Africa The Status of the Union Act abolishes 2/3 majority vote for constitutional change |
| Pretoria Africa The Statute of Westminster abolishes the 2/3 majority for constitutional change |
| 1948 | Statute Westminster | |
| Pretoria Africa The Statute of Westminster abolishes the 2/3 majority for constitutional change |
| 1949 | Legislation | |
| Citizenship Act, extends the franchise to Germans in Namibia |
| Prohibition of Marriages Act, apartheid legislation |
| 1949 | Reform | |
| Citizenship Act, extends the franchise to Germans in Namibia |
| German Namibians support Malan, he is less dependent on the Afrikaner Party |
| 1950 | Communist Party | |
| The SouthAfrican Communist Party is banned by the Suppression of Communism Act |
| 1950 | Independence | |
| The right of Appeal to the British Privy Council is abolished |
| 1950 | Legislation | |
| Group Areas Act, to separate various races |
| Immorality Amendment Act, apartheid legislation |
| Population Registration Act, a national register based on race is compiled |
| Population Registration Act, a Race Classification Board is established |
| Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, apartheid legislation |
| The SouthAfrican Communist Party is banned by the Suppression of Communism Act |
| 1951 | Constitution | |
| Separate Representation of Voters Act, apartheid legislation |
| 1951 | Demonstrations | |
| July Rejects ANC demands to repeal apartheid legislation |
| July The ANC, the Indian Congress & the Franchise Action Council demonstrate |
| 1951 | Legislation | |
| Bantu Authorities Act, apartheid legislation |
| Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act, apartheid legislation |
| Separate Representation of Voters Act, apartheid legislation |
| 1951 | National Party | |
| 22nd Oct Malan's Herenigde National Party & Havenga's Afrikaner Party merge |
| 1952 | Constitution | |
| Pretoria Africa Parliament is transormed into a High Court & validates the Coloured Voters Bill |
| Pretoria Africa The Supreme Court judges Apartheid as unconstitutional |
| 1952 | Evacuation Sophiatown | |
| 9th Feb Johannesburg Africa The forced evacuation of Sophiatown to Meadowlands takes place |
| 1952 | Legislation | |
| Natives Abolition of Passes & Co-ordination of Documents Act, apartheid legislation |
| Natives Act, pass laws compelling blacks to carry identification |
| 23rd April Pretoria Africa Passes legislation making Parliament a high court ensuring Apartheid's legality |
| 1953 | Election | |
| 15th April The election is dominated by the political rights of Coloureds |
| 15th April The National Party increases its seats in the House of Assembly from 86 to 94 |
| 15th April The National Party majority in the House of Assembly increases from 13 to 29 |
| 1953 | Legislation | |
| Bantu Education Act, African education is moved to the Native Affairs Dept |
| Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, access to public amenities is based on race |
| Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, imposes a coloured bar in all public buildings |
| The Criminal Law Amendment Act is passed to suppress public unrest |
| The Public Safety Act is passed enabling the declaration of a state of emergency |
| 1953 | Meadowlands | |
| Meadowlands Africa A settlement area for 13 "ethnic groups" is created outside Johannesburg |
| 1954 | Constitution | |
| 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 |
| 1954 | Expulsion Blacks | |
| 9th Jan Johannesburg Africa 60,000 Africans are moved to the Meadowlands development 13 miles from Johannesburg |
| 9th Jan Johannesburg Africa Final phase of the expulsion of black Africans from their homes in Johannesburg |
| 1954 | Legislation | |
| Natives Resettlement Act, apartheid legislation |
| 1954 | Reform | |
| Despite the creation of the High Court Courts rule apartheid is unconstitutional |
| Pretoria Africa Despite the creation of the High Court Courts rule apartheid is unconstitutional |
| 1954 | Resignation | |
| Resigns as Prime Minister of Sth Africa, age 80 |
| 1959 | Death | |
| Feb Death of Daniel Francois Malan |
