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Appendix 2: Chronology <strong>of</strong> Major South African Political<strong>and</strong> Economic Events 7251480s: Bartholomew Dias becomes the first European navigator to travel aroundthe tip <strong>of</strong> South Africa1497: Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama l<strong>and</strong>s on the coast <strong>of</strong> Natal, to the east<strong>of</strong> the country1652: Jan van Riebeeck <strong>of</strong> the Dutch East India Company founds the Cape Colonyat Table Bay1816-1826: Shaka Zulu founds the Zulu empire1835-1840: Boers leave the Cape Colony in the ‘Great Trek’ <strong>and</strong> found the OrangeFree State <strong>and</strong> the Transvaal in the interior1867: Diamonds discovered at Kimberley1877: Britain annexes the Transvaal1879: British defeat the Zulus in Natal1880-1881: The First Anglo-Boer War1886: Discovery <strong>of</strong> gold in the Transvaal, triggering a gold rush1889-1902: The Second Anglo-Boer War1902: Treaty <strong>of</strong> Vereeniging ends the Second Anglo-Boer War. Transvaal <strong>and</strong>Orange Free State become self-governing colonies <strong>of</strong> the British Empire725 Author’s own compilation, based on various sources, including: BBC News, accessedonline at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1069402.stm on 13 August, 2010.303

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