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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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The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria

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History of Women’s Struggle in South Africa

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Elephant poaching reaches an all time highEvent

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Elephant poaching reaches an all time high

Charlotte Maxeke diesEvent

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Charlotte Maxeke dies

Omar Badsha: an ordinary South African whose struggles and triumphs offer insights into broader social movements—Sean Jacobs reviews Available Light by Daniel MagazinerArchive

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Omar Badsha: an ordinary South African whose struggles and triumphs offer insights into broader social movements—Sean Jacobs reviews Available Light by Daniel Magaziner

SA War Memorial is opened at Delville WoodEvent

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SA War Memorial is opened at Delville Wood

The UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisonersEvent

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The UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners

Uganda gains independenceEvent

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Uganda gains independence

South African War: Thousands of Black men and women forced to walk homeEvent

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South African War: Thousands of Black men and women forced to walk home

The Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the CapeEvent

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The Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape

M K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is bornEvent

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M K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, 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

South African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies Event

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South African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies

Mass funeral for the victims of Bisho massacreEvent

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Mass funeral for the victims of Bisho massacre

Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos IslandsEvent

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Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands

Protest against gender- based violence throughout South AfricaEvent

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Protest against gender- based violence throughout South Africa

Sharpeville Deputy Mayor killedEvent

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Sharpeville Deputy Mayor killed

Anti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube diesEvent

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Anti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies

Gill Marcus is bornEvent

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Gill Marcus is born

December 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritageArticle

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December 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage

SA poet and artist Wopko Jensma is bornEvent

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SA poet and artist Wopko Jensma is born

Port Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837Event

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Port Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837

NigerPlace

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Niger

São Tomé and PríncipePlace

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São Tomé and Príncipe

One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March Lilian NgoyiArchive

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One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March Lilian Ngoyi

A young victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo stands next to a missionaryArchive

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A young victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo stands next to a missionary