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Current feature · biography · B-0065300

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Childhood in the Eastern CapeNelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief of the Thembu and a member of the…

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Nelson Rolihlahla MandelaBiography

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Forced Removals in South AfricaArticle

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Forced Removals in South Africa

The Women’s CharterArticle

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The Women’s Charter

The 1956 Women’s March in PretoriaArticle

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The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria

History of Women’s Struggle in South AfricaArticle

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History of Women’s Struggle in South Africa

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uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)

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Chief of the Zondi, Bambata is killedEvent

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Chief of the Zondi, Bambata is killed

Robert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheidEvent

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Robert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheid

Struggle and archiveArchive

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Struggle and archive

Wits mourns the loss of Professor Eddie Webster Archive

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Wits mourns the loss of Professor Eddie Webster

Chief Albert Luthuli is banned for a further five yearsEvent

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Chief Albert Luthuli is banned for a further five years

Edson Sithole: new book uncovers the work of a thinker, lawyer and Zimbabwean freedom fighter who ‘disappeared’Archive

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Edson Sithole: new book uncovers the work of a thinker, lawyer and Zimbabwean freedom fighter who ‘disappeared’

South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have beenArchive

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South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been

Johannesburg Magistrate court is bombedEvent

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Johannesburg Magistrate court is bombed

Ruth First is bornEvent

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Ruth First is born

The UN Group of Experts on Apartheid proposes establishment of a National Convention to set a new course for the future of South Africa Event

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The UN Group of Experts on Apartheid proposes establishment of a National Convention to set a new course for the future of South Africa

After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m recordEvent

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After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record

Djibouti votes: ageing president set to extend his rule after changing constitutionArchive

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Djibouti votes: ageing president set to extend his rule after changing constitution

SA artist Sydney Khumalo is bornEvent

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SA artist Sydney Khumalo is born

Transkei breaks all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South AfricaEvent

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Transkei breaks all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South Africa

Reconciliation talks between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are rescheduled due to violence in SebokengEvent

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Reconciliation talks between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are rescheduled due to violence in Sebokeng

The Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South AfricaEvent

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The Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa

Democratic Republic of the CongoPlace

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nawal El Saadawi: Egypt’s grand novelist, physician and global activist Archive

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Nawal El Saadawi: Egypt’s grand novelist, physician and global activist

John Langalibalele Dube is bornEvent

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John Langalibalele Dube is born

The South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant todayArchive

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The South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant today

Third Voortrekker Town EstablishedEvent

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Third Voortrekker Town Established

P.W. Botha offers to resignEvent

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P.W. Botha offers to resign

First air flight from London to South AfricaEvent

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First air flight from London to South Africa

Steve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is bornEvent

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Steve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born