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Labour Party leader Allan Hendrickse warns President P.W. Botha: “If you want to negotiate with us, the Group Areas Act must go

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The Minister of the Interior informs the Argus Printing and Publishing Company that if it applied for re-registration of the Po

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CODESA II talks, started on the previous day, end in deadlock. The ANC threatens mass action if the government does not comprom

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Buthelezi snubs ANC and homeland leaders
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Buthelezi snubs ANC and homeland leaders

… since members of both the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) were held responsible for the violence, which had … and Nelson Mandela in his capacity as the leader of IFP to find ways and means of dealing with their supporters, …
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Buthelezi
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Multiparty negotiating forum meets for the first time since December 1993

… the negative response from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi , the … than those enjoyed by the non-independent homelands. The IFP rejected the proposal as utter hypocrisy and no more than …
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Afrapix Members
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Afrapix Chronology 1981-1991

… the clash between students and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members at Ngoyi University, Zululand, Natal (now … also covered the event for the Graphic newspaper. The IFP threatened to sue the City Press as well as Omar Badsha …
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Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal

… allegations after an alleged attack on ANC supporters by IFP members or supporters, newspapers like the Sowetan would … any given reason whatsoever. Kim Hodgson, the head of the IFP Institute's Violence Study Unit, stated in 1986 that … a step further by linking the death of Mfunzelwa Nglongo (IFP Member of Parliament in KwaZulu-Natal legislature) to ANC …
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Police fire on protesters in Boipatong after the massacre.
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Former Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre

… colluding with members of the  Inkatha Freedom Party  (IFP) to destabilise the country and disrupt the  Convention for Democratic South Africa  (Codesa). The IFP and the government denied any involvement in township …
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If we want to understand African history, we need to understand the Battle of Adwa by Hannah Giorgis (Pambazuka News), 02 Mar 2016

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Cape Muslim groups warn that the country will be made ungovernable if Yacoob Jacobs, who was wounded by the Police in Cape Town

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A Bill on Separation of Races is passed, which includes the provision that no person could be classified White if one of his pa

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Mr Denis Howell, the British Minister dealing with sport, says in the House of Commons that if the MCC selects Basil D’Oliviera

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Chieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
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Chieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa

… period, mention must be made of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), a liberation party that was founded on the 21st of … who were under the leadership of Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The IFP draws its support base largely from Zulu ethnic groups. … to civil war between ANC supporters in KwaZulu-Natal and IFP members. This further led to the party’s withdrawal from …
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States of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
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States of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s

… violence between the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) ensured that Natal was the last province to have the … of the Emergency was the increase in clashes between IFP and ANC supporters as vigorous campaigning for the first …
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Nelson Mandela Letter to F.W. de Klerk, 9 July 1992

… and Annexure 3: South African Government support for the IFP]. The evidence relates to both acts of omission and … your insistence on making the rivalry between the ANC and IFP the primary factor. Government and the IFP have always acted together. We have yet to see a single …
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Nelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
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Nelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979

… conference. 30-31 October, An Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) delegation claims to have met the ANC in London to … denying any secret meetings between itself and the IFP. November, The Azanian Students Organisation (Azaso) is …
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Mangosuthu and Mandela
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Negotiations between Nelson Mandela and Mangosutho Buthelezi

… (ANC) and Mangosutho Buthelezi of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) met to negotiate on ending violence in townships. The …
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Dieter 'Felix' Gerhardt portrait
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Dieter 'Felix' Gerhardt

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Prince Goodwill Zwelithini
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The Paramount Chief of the Zulus, Prince Goodwill Zwelithini, is officially removed as a member of the Zulu Legislative Assembly

… of the 1980s, and clashes between Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters became more … the ANC, and subsequently threw his support behind the IFP. Zwelithini was also opposed to sanctions being imposed …
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European Community observers arrive in SA
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European Community observers arrive in SA

… African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). In addition, six police experts joined the newly …
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Church leaders initiate peace summit in Durban
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Church leaders initiate peace summit in Durban

… National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. …
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Interview with Lulu Dube by Sbongiseni Dladla, Ohlange, JL Dube House, 21 March 2011

… in the late 1980’s to early 90’s when the fight between IFP(Inkatha Freedom Party) and ANC( African National … On the far side of the main road (Inanda Highway) was the IFP area known as Mshayazafe, which means beat a person to …
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Adriaan Vlok
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ANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan

… in the townships between ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters. …
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Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s

… 13 September 1991. A historic meeting between the ANC and IFP to discuss ways to end the violence in Natal resulted in … in which 26 people were killed. Also, on 23 July 1991 an IFP leader admitted that he had acted as a middleman when … days later, representatives of the government, the ANC and IFP met in Johannesburg to discuss ways to end the violence. …
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Molly Blackburn portrait
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Molly Blackburn

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Violence breaks out at the University of Zululand
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Violence breaks out at the University of Zululand

… and the increasing activities of the UDF posed a threat to IFP's hold on popular support in KwaZulu.  As people began to … community organizations the support base of the IFP was gradually eroded.   As a consequence, the 1980s were …
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Twelve people are killed in Daveyton
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Twelve people are killed in Daveyton

… while defending themselves against Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters' attacks. …
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Buthelezi and Mandela meet and call for cease-fire
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Buthelezi and Mandela meet and call for cease-fire

… National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The meeting was addressed by Zulu Chief Mangosuthu …
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Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born
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Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born

… and Culture. He was later elected Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Secretary-General On 1 June 1990 Dhlomo resigned as …
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Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg
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Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg

… Democratic Front (UDF) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the townships between 1990 and 1994. Bernard was …
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