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From Union to South African Republic 1900-1976
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Mar 31, 2011

From Union to South African Republic 1900-1976

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Foreign Affairs

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The Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
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Mar 31, 2011

The Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic

The Afrikaner ideal of a republic South Africa only became a Republic on the 31st May 1961, but the formation of a Repu...

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Becoming a Republic and withdrawal from the Commonwealth in 1961

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Balfour Declaration
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Mar 31, 2011

Balfour Declaration

At the Imperial Conference in London in 1926, Hertzog (with support from Canada, Ireland and India) decided to form a co...

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List of major massacres 1950

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State-sponsored Political Assassinations

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Ideology

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Women and the struggle against Apartheid
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Mar 31, 2011

Women and the struggle against Apartheid

Introduction Full feature on the History of Women’s struggle in South Africa will give a broader view of the role playe...

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Mar 31, 2011

Apartheid - The early 1980s

The early 1980s There was little change in the situation from the late 1970s to the early 1980s in South Africa. After...

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The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s

A turning point in the struggle against apartheid came about in the 1960s. This change was the result of combined elemen...

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List of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries
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Mar 31, 2011

List of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries

  Cross border raids   1975  August  Invasion of Angola. 1978  4 May Air and ground strike on SW...

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Passive Resistance in South Africa
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Mar 31, 2011

Passive Resistance in South Africa

The passive resistance movement in South Africa is seen as, largely, led by M K Gandhi and the Indian Congresses campaig...

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Soweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)
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Mar 31, 2011

Soweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)

Before the June 16 student uprising, the Soweto Students' Representative Council (SSRC) was formed. This organisation l...

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Commission of Enquiry into the Penal System of the Republic of South Africa

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