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State of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre

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State of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre

Natal Indian Congress is formed

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Natal Indian Congress is formed

Steven Biko

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Steven Biko is arrested.

Ruth First

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Ruth First is assassinated in Mozambique

Nelson Mandela marries Graça Machel

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Nelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday

Nelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha

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Nelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid

Nelson Mandela meets Boutros Boutros

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ANC leader Nelson Mandela meets Boutros Boutros

Three British mercenaries are sentenced to death

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Three British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil war

Port Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban

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Port Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 37