Place the following events in sequence: A) The Population

Registration Act is passed; B) Nelson Mandela is elected

President; C) P. W. Botha is elected President

A) The Population Registration Act is passed

C) P. W. Botha is elected State President

B) Nelson Mandela is elected President

Explanation:

The first to come from the list is the Population Registration Act which was passed in 1950. This Act puts into law the classification of the citizens of South Africa based on their racial identity, and be registered in the national registry as per the rules of the Apartheid policy adopted by the country.

Then, in 1984, Pieter Willem Botha became the State President of South Africa. This post was the head of the state, allowing all powers to be in his hand. Botha stayed in the post till 1989.

Lastly. Nelson Mandela, the leader of the South African anti-Apartheid movement became the President of the country from 1994 till 1999. He was also the first black man to be the Head of state in the nation.

Thus, the correct sequence will be A, C and B.