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The state visit of Pres. Jacques Chirac of France starts in Pretoria.

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Local elections are finally held in Kwazulu Natal. Thousands of additional police and troops are deployed and voting proceeds p

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak survives an assassination bid unscathed when gunmen spray bullets at his armoured limousine in

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The rugby match between SA and France ends in a tie with 20 each. It is François Pienaar’s first match as Springbok captain.

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Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging members attack the World Trade Centre where the Multi-Party Talks are being held.

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Dingaan Thobela, SA lightweight, wins the World Boxing Association world champion title.

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Twelve residents are killed in Sebokeng when unknown gunmen fire randomly from a vehicle.

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Isaac Mswane (49), IFP organiser, is shot dead while driving to his home in Wembezi, Natal.

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The National Manpower Commission (NMC) starts hearing evidence as part of its investigation into the consolidation and amendmen

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Mandla Nkosi, SA artist, jumps to his death in the Magaliesberg mountain.

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Public Safety Amendment Act No 67 commences.

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Ten township youths are killed in KwaThema. The activists use booby-trap grenades.

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Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe, announces that he will cut diplomatic ties with South Africa.

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ANC award Isithwalandwe to Govan Mbeki and Bishop Ambrose Reeves.

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South Africa’s longest political trial ends in Bethal, Transvaal, with seventeen defendants sharing a total of 147 years’ impri

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Following official meetings held in Sweden (15-19 June) and later in Britain, the United Nations Special Committee on the Polic

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Theophilus “Doctor” Khumalo, SA World Cup soccer player, is born in Soweto.

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The SA rugby team loses the second test against Australia 8-12 in Brisbane, thereby also losing the series.

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Sisulu makes the first broadcast on “Radio Freedom” from a secret hideout in SA. He urges the youth to join forces and continue

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Allan Lewis (66), first official SA war artist and portrait painter of Sir Winston Churchill and Gen. J.C. Smuts, dies in Stell

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While underground, Nelson Mandela writes a letter in which he states the famous words: &quot;The struggle is my life. I will co

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SA signs International Labour Organisation Convention, no. 116, concerning the partial revision of conventions adopted.

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British Somaliland becomes independent and five days later merge with Italian Somaliland to become the Somali Republic.

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Madagascar gains independence as the Malagasy Republic. In 1975 it becomes the Republic of Madagascar.

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African National Congress initiates a boycott of twenty-four brands of goods.

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Azhar Cachalia, founder of the Secretariat for Safety and Security in SA, is born Scotland.

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The Freedom Charter is adopted in Kliptown, bringing the ANC together with Indian, Coloured and White organisations.

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Defiance Campaign is launched. Groups of protesters in all major centres deliberately break unjust laws.

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Makgatho Mandela, Mandela’s second and only living son from his marriage to Evelyn, is born on the National Day of Protest and

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National Day of Protest and Mourning. The first national political strike called by the ANC as an act of national mourning and

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The state visit of Pres. Jacques Chirac of France starts in Pretoria.

Local elections are finally held in Kwazulu Natal. Thousands of additional police and troops are deployed and voting proceeds p

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak survives an assassination bid unscathed when gunmen spray bullets at his armoured limousine in

The rugby match between SA and France ends in a tie with 20 each. It is François Pienaar’s first match as Springbok captain.

Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging members attack the World Trade Centre where the Multi-Party Talks are being held.

Dingaan Thobela, SA lightweight, wins the World Boxing Association world champion title.

Twelve residents are killed in Sebokeng when unknown gunmen fire randomly from a vehicle.

Isaac Mswane (49), IFP organiser, is shot dead while driving to his home in Wembezi, Natal.

The National Manpower Commission (NMC) starts hearing evidence as part of its investigation into the consolidation and amendmen

Mandla Nkosi, SA artist, jumps to his death in the Magaliesberg mountain.

Public Safety Amendment Act No 67 commences.

Ten township youths are killed in KwaThema. The activists use booby-trap grenades.

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe, announces that he will cut diplomatic ties with South Africa.

ANC award Isithwalandwe to Govan Mbeki and Bishop Ambrose Reeves.

South Africa’s longest political trial ends in Bethal, Transvaal, with seventeen defendants sharing a total of 147 years’ impri

Following official meetings held in Sweden (15-19 June) and later in Britain, the United Nations Special Committee on the Polic

Theophilus “Doctor” Khumalo, SA World Cup soccer player, is born in Soweto.

The SA rugby team loses the second test against Australia 8-12 in Brisbane, thereby also losing the series.

Sisulu makes the first broadcast on “Radio Freedom” from a secret hideout in SA. He urges the youth to join forces and continue

Allan Lewis (66), first official SA war artist and portrait painter of Sir Winston Churchill and Gen. J.C. Smuts, dies in Stell

While underground, Nelson Mandela writes a letter in which he states the famous words: &amp;quot;The struggle is my life. I will co

SA signs International Labour Organisation Convention, no. 116, concerning the partial revision of conventions adopted.

British Somaliland becomes independent and five days later merge with Italian Somaliland to become the Somali Republic.

Madagascar gains independence as the Malagasy Republic. In 1975 it becomes the Republic of Madagascar.

African National Congress initiates a boycott of twenty-four brands of goods.

Azhar Cachalia, founder of the Secretariat for Safety and Security in SA, is born Scotland.

The Freedom Charter is adopted in Kliptown, bringing the ANC together with Indian, Coloured and White organisations.

Defiance Campaign is launched. Groups of protesters in all major centres deliberately break unjust laws.

Makgatho Mandela, Mandela’s second and only living son from his marriage to Evelyn, is born on the National Day of Protest and

National Day of Protest and Mourning. The first national political strike called by the ANC as an act of national mourning and

While underground, Nelson Mandela writes a letter in which he states the famous words: "The struggle is my life. I will co