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Boeremag Treason Trial Timeline
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Mar 21, 2011

Boeremag Treason Trial Timeline

The first treason trial in South African history post apartheid regime is under way amid high security at the Pretoria H...

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Mar 21, 2011

Black Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War 2, 1900-1902

While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it was not an exclusively White war. At least 15 000 Black...

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Women and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
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Mar 21, 2011

Women and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902

Due to the fact that Black People were detained in separate camps, the issue of Black Concentration Camps is dealt ...

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Western Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
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Mar 21, 2011

Western Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976

1976 16 June, Extra police patrols are deployed. 24 June, The Principal's office in Hlangisi Primary (Nyanga) was bu...

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National Youth Uprising
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Mar 21, 2011

National Youth Uprising

Strikes in the Schools Presumably, not all students of the earlier generation 'worshipped the school authorities&#...

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Youth and the National Liberation Struggle
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Mar 21, 2011

Youth and the National Liberation Struggle

The participation of young people in the liberation struggle preceded the student uprising of June 16, 1976. Before the ...

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June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
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Mar 21, 2011

June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986

1976 According to the government-appointed Cillie Commission of Enquiry 575 people died. Police action resulted in 451...

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Key People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
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Mar 21, 2011

Key People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising

Many people were involved in the historic turning point that 16 June 1976 became. These South African students, parents,...

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Organisations involved in Youth and the National Liberation Struggle
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Mar 21, 2011

Organisations involved in Youth and the National Liberation Struggle

Black Consciousness Movement South African Students Movement The South African Student Organisation (SASO) The Black ...

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Mar 21, 2011

Gallery: The Youth Struggle

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Mar 21, 2011

Introduction: The Youth Struggle

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Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
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Mar 21, 2011

Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter

As the struggle for freedom reached a new intensity in the early fifties, the ANC saw the need for a clear statement on ...

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Freedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
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Mar 21, 2011

Freedom Charter timeline 1948-1961

1948 26 May, DF Malan's National Party government follows up its election victory with the introduction of new ap...

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Mar 21, 2011

Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959

1859 After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, t...

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Mar 21, 2011

Mass Democratic movements, 1976-1983

IntroductionNovember 1977, Dr Mamphele Ramphele stands over Steve Biko's open casket in his home before the funeral, att...

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