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Vella Pillay
… Transvaal Indian Congress and attended conferences of the SA Indian Congress... At the time the Indian community was … Britain and this formed the basis for…
Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish secretary-general of the UN who visited SA in January 1961, is born.
… Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish secretary-general of the UN who visited SA in January 1961, is born. …
The SA delegation to the UN walks out during the debate on apartheid, claiming that it is interfering with SA domestic affairs.
… The SA delegation to the UN walks out during the debate on apartheid, claiming that it is interfering with SA domestic affairs. …
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… which he perceived as biased against those opposed to SA’s participation in WWII. In August 1940 he was appointed … he added that he would eliminate the ‘big…
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
… of Soweto Day. During June 1979, the United Nations (UN) Unit against Apartheid together with the NGO … the United Kingdom voted against an oil embargo…
BiographyArthur Maimane
… went back to London and offered a post with Reuters at the UN but chose instead to settle in London, with his English … well-received in Britain. Although…
Pilots Doug McKellar and "Dizzy" Deans of the SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron, assisting the UN in the
… Pilots Doug McKellar and "Dizzy" Deans of the SA Air Force’s No 2 (Flying Cheetah) Squadron, assisting the UN in the …
Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician, Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, is bor
… Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician, Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, is bor …
UN-sponsored conference on Lagos condemns apartheid but falls short of calling for complete economic en military boycott of SA.
… UN-sponsored conference on Lagos condemns apartheid but falls … of calling for complete economic en military boycott of SA. …
Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician and Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, die
… Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician and Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, die …
SA signs agreement with the UN and the Commission of the European Union concerning the legal status, privileges and immunities
… SA signs agreement with the UN and the Commission of the European Union concerning the …
SA signs agreements with the government of the US on missile-related export/import restrictions and with the UN Development Pro
… SA signs agreements with the government of the US on missile-related export/import restrictions and with the UN Development Pro …
The General Assembly of the UN adopts a resolution, initiated by SA, on ‘The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict’ by consensu
… The General Assembly of the UN adopts a resolution, initiated by SA, on ‘The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict’ by consensu …
The United Nations (UN) comes into existence with the ratification of its charter by the first 29 (51?) nations. SA premier Jan
… The United Nations (UN) comes into existence with the ratification of its charter by the first 29 (51?) nations. SA premier Jan …
SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the 10th session after the Assembly adopts a resolution exp
… SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the …
Business Day reports that according to the UN joint agency on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, SA is home to 5,5-million people infected with
… Business Day reports that according to the UN joint agency on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, SA is home to 5,5-million people infected with …
SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the 10th session after the Assembly adopts a resolution exp
… SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the …
The UN consents to a US-backed invasion of North Korea. A squadron of the SA Air Force formed part of the United Nations forces
… The UN consents to a US-backed invasion of North Korea. A squadron of the SA Air Force formed part of the United Nations forces …
The first Union Parliament of SA opens, with James Molteno as speaker and F.W. Reitz as president of the Senate. The first Un
… The first Union Parliament of SA opens, with James Molteno as speaker and F.W. Reitz as president of the Senate. The first Un …
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… Majali (now deceased) arranged for R15 million from Petro SA to be paid to his company, Imvume Management for oil … This transaction was related to the…
ArticleAreas indentured Indians came from
Finding the area ones ancestors came from is a daunting task. To assist the searcher, the table below has been created. The table distinguishes between the…
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… g.za/dated-event/european-community-lifts-sanctions-against-sa See: http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/un-lifts-mandatory-sanctions-against-sa In 1946,…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… know. Event Country Month Date Year Person / Organisation SA Cyclist, Burry Stander is killed. South Africa January 3 … 3 2013 Exiled Officers Film director…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… Africa hopes to settle the question of poor whites in SA by relocation and land allocation in SWA. White settlers … South African-imposed martial law comes…
EventThe UN requests States to terminate restrictions on economic relations with South Africa with immediate effect
… The United Nations(UN) requested States to terminate restrictions on economic … calling for economic and diplomatic sanctions against SA was passed in 1962…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… had been the first international country to appeal to the UN on the basis of how South African Indians were being … segregated and treated unjustly. At that…
EventThe Korean War ends
… Korean and Chinese Communists against the United Nations (UN) forces (mainly South Korean and American). The war … warning and attacked South Korea on 25…
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
… After the founding of the United Nations Organisation (UN) in 1945, that organisation insisted more and more … in March 1960, world opinion turned more and…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… relations with its Southern African neighbours. The UN General Assembly re-affirmed the legitimacy of the … apartheid and the legitimacy of armed resistance…
EventSouth Africa readmitted to United Nations
… isolation . The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) recalled resolution 48/258 A and adopted by consensus an invitation to SA to resume its…