South Africa. History & People Most South Africans trace their ancestry to Bantu- speaking people Biggest ethnic groups are Sotho, Zulu, and Xhosa 1600s—the.

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South Africa

History & People Most South Africans trace their ancestry to Bantu- speaking people Biggest ethnic groups are Sotho, Zulu, and Xhosa 1600s—the Dutch settled in South Africa Known as the Boers (“farmers”) German, Belgian, and French settlers also came to the area These two groups became known as Afrikaners Spoke their own language, Afrikaans

Afrikaners & the British The Afrikaans pushed the native Africans (blacks) off the best land Brought laborers from India to work 1800s—British came to South Africa Discovery of gold and diamonds attracted British settlers 1902—Boer War—British defeated the Afrikaners 1910—Afrikaner and British territories became the “Union of South Africa” Part of the British empire; ruled by whites (even though they were the minority)

Apartheid African National Congress (ANC) Founded in 1912 by black South Africans to gain political power Apartheid Set up by whites in the 1930s System that made it illegal for different races or ethnic groups to mix Limited the rights of black South Africans

Apartheid, cont. Blacks struggled against apartheid in South Africa Most of the rest of the world saw apartheid in South Africa as unfair United Nations declared that apartheid was “a crime against humanity” Many countries cut trade with S. Africa 1991—Apartheid ended S. Africa held it’s first democratic election 1994 Nelson Mandela was elected as the 1 st black president

South Africa Today Resources!!! World’s largest producer and exporter of gold Also has diamonds, platinum, coal Very industrialized country, but many still live in poverty

South Africa’s People 79% Black African; 9% white 11 official languages Afrikaans, English, Zulu… Religion—2/3 Christians, other are traditional African religions AIDS epidemic—one of the hardest hit countries in the world 21% of adults are infected with HIV/AIDS