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Checkpoints outside Suez City, Egypt, are now under the control of the UN Emergency Force.

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The biennial Congress of the United Party requests the government to hold a referendum before sovereign independence is granted

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UN Security Council calls on all nations to refuse recognition to Rhodesia after it unilaterally declared independence from Bri

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World War II: SA armoured cars are in pursuit of the German forces and re-enter Tobruk, continuing as far as Benghazi, east Lib

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Nazi leader Hermann Goering announces that he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland.

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Stephen Vukile (Steve) Tshwete, former minister of Sport and Recreation and from 1999 up to his death in 2002 minister of Safet

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John G. Gubbins (58), collector of Africana, especially books, dies in Johannesburg.

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Molly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner widely respected by Blacks, is born in Port Elizabeth.

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Betty Pack, cellist and music teacher who started several youth orchestras, is born in Nylstroom, Transvaal.

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Rebellion leader Gen. C.R. de Wet suffers a crushing defeat by government forces at Winburg, OFS.

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Combined Turkish and Arab forces in Libya are badly mauled by the Italian Army.

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Arthur Dudley Nourse, SA cricket captain, is born in Durban.

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General Adolf von Trotha replaces Theodor Leutwein as governor of German South West Africa.

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Prof. Gabriël Stefanus Nienaber, academic, linguist and receiver of several awards, is born in the district of Fauresmith, OFS

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The most southern battle is fought at Kraalbospan, near Darling, Western Cape, with Gen. Manie Maritz leading

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lieutenant-General Paul Sanford Lord Methuen assumes command of the British forces at Orange River Station.

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The Battle of Kapain ends a nine-day campaign that started at Mezeg, Enzelberg, with the Voortrekkers under Andries Hendrik Pot

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Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak

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Anton Anreith, renowned SA sculptor, arrives in the Cape as soldier in service of the Dutch East India Company.

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Peace Treaty of Vereeniging - original document

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The commemoration of Sharpeville: An extract from a paper by Ali Hlongwane

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The Sharpeville Massacre - A watershed in South Africa by Reverend Ambrose Reeves

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The Sharpeville Massacre: Its historic significance in the struggle against apartheid

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The nineteen days by an anonymous Cape Town correspondent 1960

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The Union of South Africa Act, 2 December 1909

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Resolution against the Natives Land Act 1913 and the Report of the Natives Land Commission

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Britain proposes Rhodesian independence under Black majority rule by March 1, 1978.

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United States closes its mission in Angola because of the violent struggle between three rival liberation groups.

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Lennox Sebe again becomes Chief Minister of the Ciskei, having won a by-election on 24 October 1975.

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President Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast announces he is planning an African Summit Conference to urge a dialogue with Sou

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Checkpoints outside Suez City, Egypt, are now under the control of the UN Emergency Force.

The biennial Congress of the United Party requests the government to hold a referendum before sovereign independence is granted

UN Security Council calls on all nations to refuse recognition to Rhodesia after it unilaterally declared independence from Bri

World War II: SA armoured cars are in pursuit of the German forces and re-enter Tobruk, continuing as far as Benghazi, east Lib

Nazi leader Hermann Goering announces that he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland.

Stephen Vukile (Steve) Tshwete, former minister of Sport and Recreation and from 1999 up to his death in 2002 minister of Safet

John G. Gubbins (58), collector of Africana, especially books, dies in Johannesburg.

Molly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner widely respected by Blacks, is born in Port Elizabeth.

Betty Pack, cellist and music teacher who started several youth orchestras, is born in Nylstroom, Transvaal.

Rebellion leader Gen. C.R. de Wet suffers a crushing defeat by government forces at Winburg, OFS.

Combined Turkish and Arab forces in Libya are badly mauled by the Italian Army.

Arthur Dudley Nourse, SA cricket captain, is born in Durban.

General Adolf von Trotha replaces Theodor Leutwein as governor of German South West Africa.

Prof. Gabriël Stefanus Nienaber, academic, linguist and receiver of several awards, is born in the district of Fauresmith, OFS

Anglo-Boer War 2: The most southern battle is fought at Kraalbospan, near Darling, Western Cape, with Gen. Manie Maritz leading

Anglo-Boer War 2: Lieutenant-General Paul Sanford Lord Methuen assumes command of the British forces at Orange River Station.

The Battle of Kapain ends a nine-day campaign that started at Mezeg, Enzelberg, with the Voortrekkers under Andries Hendrik Pot

Piet Retief, Voortrekker leader who was murdered by Zulu king Dingane at Ungungundlovo, is born on the farm Soetendal, Wagenmak

Anton Anreith, renowned SA sculptor, arrives in the Cape as soldier in service of the Dutch East India Company.

Peace Treaty of Vereeniging - original document

The commemoration of Sharpeville: An extract from a paper by Ali Hlongwane

The Sharpeville Massacre - A watershed in South Africa by Reverend Ambrose Reeves

The Sharpeville Massacre: Its historic significance in the struggle against apartheid

The nineteen days by an anonymous Cape Town correspondent 1960

The Union of South Africa Act, 2 December 1909

Resolution against the Natives Land Act 1913 and the Report of the Natives Land Commission

Britain proposes Rhodesian independence under Black majority rule by March 1, 1978.

United States closes its mission in Angola because of the violent struggle between three rival liberation groups.

Lennox Sebe again becomes Chief Minister of the Ciskei, having won a by-election on 24 October 1975.

President Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast announces he is planning an African Summit Conference to urge a dialogue with Sou