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Patrice Lumumba of the Congo breaks off diplomatic relations with Belgium and calls on the United Nations and Soviet Union for
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Patrice Lumumba of the Congo breaks off diplomatic relations with Belgium and calls on the United Nations and Soviet Union for
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The Six Day War between Israel and its neighbouring countries Egypt, Jordan and Syria breaks out with Israel launching air stri
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Joint statement of intent by President Mandela of South Africa and President Chissano of the Republic of Mozambique and the pre
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During this and the next two days justice spokesmen for the opposition parties, Radclyffe Cadman for the United Party, and Hele
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A report is released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town with 211 passengers and crew
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South Africa signs an agreement with Hungary on co-operation in the areas of culture, education, science and related fields and
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South Africa signs an agreement with Namibia relating to defence and civil aviation in Walvis Bay and signs a bilateral air ser
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James Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry who strove to improve the image and operation of th
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The Prime Minister of Swaziland visits Cape Town for talks with John Vorster and confirms that a policy of friendship and coope
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Dr. Connie Mulder, in effect, accuses President Vorster of lying and states that the decision to found and finance ‘The Citizen
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Six Front Line States meet in Maputo and decide to coordinate further their military and economic policies to counter South Afr
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Iran breaks off diplomatic, political, economic and military ties with South Africa, and will no longer supply oil to this coun
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Todd Tozama Matshikiza, SA musician, composer and writer, dies in Lusaka, Zambia. He composed the music and wrote some of the l
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A ‘timeless’ cricket test match (the only one ever) between SA and England starts in Durban and continues until the 14th. E
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SA signs agreement with Portugal (for Angola and Mozambique) with regard to rivers of mutual interest and the Kunene River Sche
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Free trade between SA and the European Union realises with the signing of the Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement (TD
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The Mozambique government and RENAMO rebel leaders sign an historic peace accord, and a cease-fire to end the sixteen-year civi
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The Berlin Airlift, which delivers 2m tons of food and fuel to West Berliners while circumventing a Soviet blockade, and in whi
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Allen Francis Gardiner, missionary in Port Natal during the reign of Dingane and later in Chile, New Guinea and Patagonia, pres
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Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands from 1890 and throughout World Wars I (WWI) and II (WWII), abdicates in favour of her daug
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John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his
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Jan Hendrik Boom, gardener at the Cape, and his wife Annetjie (Annetjie de Boerin), receive permission to farm and keep dairy c
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The women, Julia Fairbank-Smith and Gansie Louw and four-year-old Emma Wahl, is murdered on a guest farm near Niewoudtville.
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Shaka, Zulu chief and founder of the Zulu empire, is murdered by his two half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana. Dingane assumes t
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Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher who graduated with a BA degree at the end of 1910 and took the lead in establishing a C
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James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, trade unionist and political activist, member of the SACP and president of the South African Colo
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Former law and order minister Adriaan Vlok and former police chief Johan van der Merwe, together with former Major-General Chri
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Charles Nqakula, Minister of Safety and Security of the Republic of South Africa since 7 May 2002 and Chairperson of the South
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