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EventBritish establish first ‘refugee’ camps during the South African War
… first 2 'refugee' camps were established in Pretoria and Bloemfontein during South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War) …
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, their history had an important influence on the … soon be adding information on the…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… as an armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The formation of the MK Umkhonto weSizwe ("Spear of the … white minority government. The African…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… Tom Jackson. Founding father and later president of the ANC, Josiah Gumede , visited the USSR in February and later … he was elected president of the African…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… New leadership elected to African National Congress (ANC) Youth League including Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo . Dr. James Moroka elected as President of…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa
… a special event called the National World AIDS Day in Bloemfontein, Free State, and in Pretoria, Gauteng... read …
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… South African Museum in Cape Town. The National Museum in Bloemfontein. Activity: Below we have compiled some …
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 2 - Industrialisation and the Revitalisation of Black Politics in the1940s by Mohamed Adhikari
… the 1940s, particularly in the African National Congress (ANC). Though one should be wary of imposing artificial … of the 1950s. The first document is a…
ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
… to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) last month, it is vital to understand deep structural … justice. The ideological shifts that took…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… of Anton Lembede, a group of young people form the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). At its official inauguration , OR … a member of the National Executive Committee…
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2014
… Elizabeth Museum Mr Patrick Letsatsi , National Museum (Bloemfontein) Dr Sean Field , University of Cape Town Ms …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… boycotts, strikes and other defiance tactics. In 1949, the ANC adopted this programme, which represented a radical … organisation and execution of the…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… Principles CODESA 2 Plenary The Aftermath of CODESA 2 ANC National Conference and Plans of Mass Action Codesa … Massacre on 17 June Rumours of Police…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… 1906 The African National Congress (ANC) sends a delegation to the UK in response to the … black residents of their legally bought land. 1919 The ANC sends…
Chapter 5 - Who would deliver us from oppression? Gumede and African politics in South Africa,1921-1927
… Gumede’s rise to prominence in the conservative NNC and ANC respectively will also be placed under the spotlight. … Seven years later when Gumede was…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… and prominent personalities both locally and abroad. The ANC sent an appeal to the United Nations: ‘We call upon the … Marais Viljoen commuted the three men…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the anti-apartheid struggle accelerates 1984-1990
… continued until 1986, when the African National Congress (ANC) called on South Africans to make the country … which proved effective, were advocated for by…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… anti-pass campaign, which resulted in the banning of the ANC and the PAC following the Sharpeville Massacre. In … Trial to its conclusion in 1961. That same…
Political executions
… Poqo members. Killings in Paarl. Lebajoa, Peter 1984/08 ANC members. Treason/murder of farmer (1978). Letsoare, … Killings in Paarl. Mahlangu, Solomon, 21…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… 1942 He starts attending African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally 1943 He enrols at the University of … and discrimination. 1944 Mandela…
PlaceUniversity of Pretoria Museums
… you around. To make a booking, simply email [email protected] and provide your preferred date and time of the tour. …
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… Albert Luthuli , the banned National President of the ANC said: "‘Why will this assembly be significant and unique? … in the country." In the wake of the…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… which is currently led by the African National Congress (ANC) towards a more unified and strong South Africa. … the beginning, Inkatha became quite close…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… capital of Zambia, where the African National Congress (ANC) had its headquarters. In 1984 students resolved to … The petition echoed the million-signature…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew
… of unity provisionally adopted at Unity Conference, Bloemfontein, 17 December 1943 Document 8 - The Ten-Point …
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… flash of light. The policy of boycott formulated by the ANC for its Programme of Action in 1949 and officially still … population to oppose the white…
PlaceUniversity of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
… Africa. On 28 January 1904, the Grey College School in Bloemfontein was formally inaugurated, and lectures in the … https://www.ufs.ac.za …
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… a priest, but was released from his vows. He returned to Bloemfontein where he obtained an Honours degree in library …
The turn to armed struggle
… Following the Sharpeville Massacre, the state banned the ANC and PAC in April 1960 under the Unlawful Organisations … and banning of leading political…
Address by Oliver Tambo at the 75th anniversary meeting of the African National Congress, 08 January 1987, Lusaka
… today makes January 8, 1987, the 75th anniversary of the ANC, a truly historic occasion for the ANC and the people of South Africa - indeed for the people of…