South African Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails. The Council was part of Botha's plan to effect broad ranging constitutional changes which would allow for a role for both Indian and Coloured people in parliament but which still excluded direct political representation for African people.
eventREF E-0012430Revised
23 June 1980
SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01SAHO Pieter Willem Botha [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 23 June 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012430
South African History Online (2011) 'SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012430 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
South African History Online, SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012430, (accessed 8 November 2026).
"SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012430. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012430.
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