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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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Violence erupts during Defiance CampaignEvent

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Violence erupts during Defiance Campaign

ANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.Event

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ANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.

Albert Luthuli is elected as an ANC PresidentEvent

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Albert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President

The Trojan Horse MassacreEvent

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The Trojan Horse Massacre

Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, TransvaalEvent

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Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal

Parliament convenes to consider the resignation of President Thabo MbekiEvent

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Parliament convenes to consider the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki

Mandela and de Klerk agree to restart talksEvent

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Mandela and de Klerk agree to restart talks

South African Prime Minister, John Vorster resignsEvent

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South African Prime Minister, John Vorster resigns

A teachers training college in South Africa opened in WellingtonEvent

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A teachers training college in South Africa opened in Wellington

Thirteen residents of Mofolo die in IFP attackEvent

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Thirteen residents of Mofolo die in IFP attack

Yusuf Dadoo, political activist, is bornEvent

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Yusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born

Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliamentEvent

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Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament

Smuts becomes Prime MinisterEvent

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Smuts becomes Prime Minister

Zimbabwe announces it has severed diplomatic relations with South Africa, but will maintain a trade mission in Johannesburg.Event

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Zimbabwe announces it has severed diplomatic relations with South Africa, but will maintain a trade mission in Johannesburg.

Lady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape TownEvent

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Lady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape Town

The Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its campsEvent

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The Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps

Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is bornEvent

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Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born

Soweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of AfrikaansEvent

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Soweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans

ANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme diesEvent

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ANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies

Nearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern CapeEvent

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Nearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape

Joe Slovo is bornEvent

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Joe Slovo is born

South African police close the investigation into the death of Steve BikoEvent

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South African police close the investigation into the death of Steve Biko

Lord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa diesEvent

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Lord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies

Academic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews diesEvent

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Academic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies