The republic of
South Africa colonization by the British and Dutch settlers and
began in the 17th century. Dutch settlers, the Afrikaners, did not
pity black Africans at all. The Boers despised black people very
much and believed that they should be landless and no right to
vote. During the Boer war some
black
peopleconquered with British hoping that this would grant those
rights that they were denied by the Boers. British government
allowed elections to be conducted after the Boer war, but the black
people participation in the voting was limited. General Botha a
Boer, who was the South African party leader worn the first
election. He aimed at achieving independence for South Africa
contained by the British kingdom. He sought for equality between
English and Boer settlers. Black people were humiliated as this
form of government had no concern for them as they cared little for
their predicament. Black people felt betrayed by the British since
they offer help to them as expected when the blacks were further
segregated from the British settlers. When Botha died in 1919, Smut
took over the party leadership and retained government control in
the 1920s election. Hertzogs Nationalists party united with the
labour party and won 1924s general
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This party
through their leader Nelson Mandela supported both political and
militia resistance against apartheid. Mandela was arrested in 1962
and imprisoned for 27 years when the international nations
pressured for his freedom from South African government in
1989.After release of Mandela the majority rule was put into
practice (Iris) .The ANC party led South Africa into independence
from colonization in 1994 when the democratic elections were held
and Nelson Mandela became the first president of
South
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