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An important figure since they gained independence was Nelson Mandela was the first president of South Africa. He was the first black person to hold a position of power in the government since the disbandment of the apartheid laws.
South Africa was colonized by the English and the Dutch in the 17th century.
In the decades that followed independence, they worked to shape the cultural, political, and economic character of the postcolonial state.
South Africa became a parliamentary government once they were no longer controlled by the British and the Dutch in any way.
South Africa adopted a mixed economy. They mostly shipped out raw materials.
There were two wars fought in the struggle for independence. (Anglo-Boer)
In 1910, they were named the Union of South Africa. In 1961, they became the Republic of South Africa. The people of Africa fought for the British in WWII. They thought 'why should I fight for another country's freedom when mine doesn't have it?'
Nelson Mandela was the leader in the act for independence. He was sent to jail for protest. After the war, he became president of South Africa.
South Africa is a developing country. It has a very high unemployment rate and huge gap between the rich and the poor, even though it has the 30th highest GDP in the world.
Under the South Africa Act of 1909, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and Transvaal, were all united under one territory known as the Union of South Africa. This happened after the British gained new land after the Anglo-Boer War. The Constitution of 1961 passed to make South Africa a republic. It came into force on May 31st, 1961. South Africa was no longer under British rule.
South Africa was not developed when it gained its independence because of the decades of racist laws, called apartheid, that limited the growth of the native people since they were black.