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There have been people in South Africa for millions of years. Since before people were people and were just apes. Over the years different tribes invaded other tribes areas and pushed them out, or into slavehood. The history we are aware of suggests that the San, (Bushmen) were dominant early on, with Hottentots also in the area is some sort of co-existence.
Later the Bantu arrived and pushed the San and Hottentots off their land.
Then the Portugese explorers arrived and mostly just stopped off for water and fresh food.
Later the Dutch established a refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope, disturbing local residents of San and Hottentot extraction.
Then the British took over and did a good job of colonising most of Southern Africa.
Then with nominal independence in 1910 and a Republic in 1961 the white residents took over from the British.
That ended when in 1994, the Bantu took control again under Nelson Mandela.
Probably the San have the greatest reason to feel aggrieved about this, though the chances are that a long time ago they had pushed out another earlier tribe that we don't know about.
South Africa was colonized by the English and Dutch in the seventeenth century. English domination of the Dutch descendents (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the Dutch establishing the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. The discovery of diamonds in these lands around 1900 resulted in an English invasion which sparked the Boer War. Following independence from England, an uneasy power-sharing between the two groups held sway until the 1940's, when the Afrikaner National Party was able to gain a strong majority. Strategists in the National Party invented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain white domination while extending racial separation. Starting in the 60's, a plan of "Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression.
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∙ 9y agoThe Dutch colonized South Africa when the Dutch East India Company started a colony in 1652. Later, the British colonized South Africa.
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∙ 11y agoYes, South Africa was first colonised by the Dutch, and then later on by the English
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∙ 13y agoIt was a British colony.
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Who colonized the southern Atlantic coast?
The South Atlantic has South America and Southern Africa with adjacent coasts. All of South America was colonized by Spain apart from Brazil which was colonized by Portugal. Southern Africa was colonized by various European powers including Britain, Portugal, Germany, France and Spain.
Who colonized the Central African Republic?
CAR - France Kenya - Britain South Africa has always been independent although Lesotho and Swaziland was colonized by Britain
Who was the colonizer for South Africa?
The Dutch colonized South Africa.
Which European countries colonized South Africa?
South Africa was colonized in the main by people from Holland, Great Britain, and France.Holland and Britain set up governments and colonised actively. France only had influence through immigration of about 1000 of French Hugenots, religious refugees.
What part of Great Britain colonized the south of the united states?
England is the part of Great Britain that colonized the south of the United States.
What European country colonized south Asia?
Britain.
What European county colonized most of western Africa?
Britain
What European country first colonized Namibia?
I am really not sure which country colonized south Africa cause that's what I also want to find out so maybe I should go look for it somewhere, or something to at least help to find the country that colonized south Africa
What European countries colonized South Africa and for how long?
Only 1 country colonized South Africa (England).The Dutch east India company set up a port in South Africa which lead to some people settling in South Africa but not under imperial order
Why did Britain want South Africa in the British empire?
South Africa was colonized by the British because they wanted a trading port. The southern tip of Africa was a great place to set off on expeditions.
What imperial countries colonized west Africa?
Among the European countries that established their own colonies in Africa were Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. While some countries (including France, Spain, and Portugal) had colonized parts of Africa as far back as the 1500s, the majority of the colonization by the European powers occurred in the mid-to late 1800s. To a certain extent, the Dutch were apart of this colonization as they formed a group of other Europeans who settled in what was South Africa. They were called Afrikaners.
Who are the colonial master of South Africa?
South Africa is the south-most country in Africa. The colonial masters of South Africa were the British who colonized the area in 1795.
