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Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… Union of South Africa in 1909 and formulating the Balfour Declaration of 1917. In his essay on the Functional Zionist … [x] Turning back the clock just over…
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… declared itself independent through the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). A White settler government …
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
… an about turn from his announcement of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965. On this … 2012)| Morden History Sourcebook , ‘Rhodesia…
THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE IS ON IN EARNEST, Durban, 12 December 1959
… Nationalist Party Government since it came into power in 1948, is the largest in the Unions history. The number … showing that like the Nationalist Party,…
BiographyMattheus Uys Krige
… involved, had become unavoidable. Nevertheless, Britain’s declaration of war plunged the South African cabinet into … of humanity.” He believed that he was…
ArticleDespite the 1994 political victory against apartheid, its economic legacy persists by Haydn Cornish-Jenkins
… Apartheid was introduced by the National Party in 1948 following their election success; the system was … groups (Deegan, 2001). The freedom charter called…
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
… an extremely critical situation has arisen. Whereas in the Declaration of Intent adopted at the Convention for a … brought us to the point in 1989 when, in…
EventUS Secretary of State Colin Powell is heckled by activists on the closing day of the World Summit.
… roar of disbelief - nobody was silent." The Johannesburg Declaration was the main outcome of the Summit. Critics …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… first constitution 8 Jan 1912 Formation of the ANC 1948 National Party comes to power 1955 26 June, Adoption of … Mandela meets Botha at Tuynhuys 1989 21…
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… two years after eliminating the same ban. 2012 The Oslo Declaration on HIV Criminalization, a ten-point declaration calling for the end of criminal…
Burundi: The ambiguous coup by Simon Allison (Daily Maverick), 14 May 2015
… accord which ended the country’s long civil war, and his declaration was welcomed by anti-Nkurunziza protestors. … as loyal to the opposition. The surprise…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… (SAP). He was instrumental in bringing about the Balfour Declaration (1926), which was one of the first steps to South …
ArticleThe effects of WW2 in Africa
… societies under their rule despite the United Nations declaration that all people have the right to …
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… for equal rights for all people, the first modern call for universal human rights. 1946/47 Strikes by African mineworkers were crushed. 1948 Afrikaner…
Address, Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of the World Summit for Sustainable Development Johannesburg, 26 August 2002
… global conventions because its outcome, the Millennium Declaration, constitutes a united pledge made by the world's … of everybody in this village demands…
The Reunited National Party is founded by Malan and Hertzog
… to find a formula for unity. On 27 November 1939 a declaration appeared in the press that the Parliamentary … and Malan deputising him. This party went on to…
EventFormer Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies
… not taking military action against Ian Smith's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in Southern Rhodesia (now …
PlaceConstitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg
… Women. Other milestones include the African Union’s declaration of 2010–2020 as the: ' African Women’s Decade !' … court. Other milestones include the…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… May Day was declared a public holiday. Despite this declaration, the first celebration of May Day in the …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… an increasingly racist government. In elections held in 1948, the National Party seized power and set in motion plans … chaired by Professor D. D. T. Jabavu…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… and discrimination. He spent six years at Wits, from 1943 -1948, but, owing to the dire circumstances under which he … chaired by Professor D. D. T. Jabavu…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… African people. In 1989 the General Assembly adopted the "Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in … went against the principles of the…
Address at the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, 4 March 2003
… leaders and representatives adopted the "Local Government Declaration" and the "Johannesburg Call". The 'Declaration' asserted in part, that there are four ……
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… groups at this event. All parties agreed to support the Declaration of Intent, which said that they would begin … such as the commitment to a multiparty…
Islam
… is also someone who can repeat the Shahada, which is a declaration of faith, and understands and believes it …
Address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of Pakistan Islamabad, 4 May 1999
… and India and we welcomed the conclusion of the Lahore Declaration. It is our earnest hope that the spirit which led to the signing of the Lahore Declaration…
EventZimbabawean Independence Day
… government after Ian Douglas Smith made a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from Britain. This was …
Chapter 2 - Historical Background
… were endorsed by 26 allies in the United Nations Declaration signed in Washington D.C. on 1 January 1942. In 1948 the National Party (NP) came to power,…
WE HAVE THE KEY TO FREEDOM NOT THE OPPRESSOR, December 16, 1957
… the Nationalist Party that has plagued our country since 1948 with apartheid, a most deadly policy. Is it too much to … in his own castle," a state where he…
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… a stand to unite for “the Brereton raid marked a clear declaration of war to which the amaXhosa responded with …