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SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails

SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails

Date
23 Jun 1980
Updated
30 Sep 2019
SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails

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.

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  1. 01SAHO Pieter Willem Botha [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 23 June 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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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: 10 August 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 10 August 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 10 Aug. 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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