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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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: 24 September 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 24 September 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 24 Sept. 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.