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… the Japanese attempted to knock America out of a Pacific war even before it started. In hindsight, however, the attack … the Russian pacific fleet before Russia could mobilize for war. By 1905 Russia was forced to sign a humiliating peace … and a strip of northern Manchuria to Japan. Throughout the first part of the 20th century, the Japanese had been …

… the rivalry between the British and the Boers and the First World War; and with the Second World War the Afrikaner stood up against British imperialism With …

… The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the subsequent war with the South African Republics brought a new influx of … and the newer White arrivals. Five teams founded this first Union, and the NFU is credited with the start of …

… follow a foot path to the rock. Old Forts: Fort Pearson, War Graves and the Ultimatum Tree- All from the 1879 … The turn off is to the right just after the Tugela River. First School in the Stanger! Our first School, a multi-racial one called "Whites", (later …

… line was completed a few years after the end of the first South African War (Anglo-Boer War) and the restoration of the Transvaal Republic after it …

… Africa and Cuban-backed Angolan forces, and a 22-year-old war between the Angolan-based guerrillas of the and South African forces. During the First World War, South Africa, a member of the British Commonwealth and a …

… won the elections in 1994, Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected President. He was only president … (1912-2003). It was with Walter that she attended the first conference of the ANC Youth League where Albertina … For a little while, around the time of the Second World War, Ethiopia was occupied by Italy. But during the War the …

… After a war of independence fought between members of various … helped draft led to peace in the country and its the first multi-racial elections. These elections gave Zimbabwe it's first Black president, Robert Mugabe. … First Multiracial Election is held in Zimbabwe …

… in England till the middle of June. February 20, Gave his first speech to a Vegetarian Society meeting. February-May, … Wrote a series of ten articles on vegetarianism. The first six on "Indian Vegetarians" appeared in the Vegetarian … refugees from the Transvaal during the South African War . October 17, Indians volunteer service during the war …

… in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan war and independence for Namibia. These negotiations heralded the end of foreign intervention in the war in Angola and the ultimate independence of South West … London coffee shops in various venues. Also present at the first meeting at the coffee station at Brown's Hotel, were …

… 5,580 Egyptian prisoners of war were exchanged for four Israelis held by Egyptian troops … to attack and destroy the bases of Egyptian commandos. The first signal of conspiracy between Israel and Britain and … and Israel before Israel had even reached the canal. This War (Tripartite Invasion) was one of the most important …

… to 1688.  Smit, a Boer general in the Anglo-Transvaal War and Vice-President of the South African Republic (SAR), … Battle of Majuba Hill, the most important battle of the First Boer War, which was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March …

… Congress (TIC) supporters of S.M. Nana. 31 December, The first provincial conference of the Colonial Born and Indian … to South Africa. Dr Goonam sets about organising women, first forming the Indian Women's League (IWL) in 1938. The … 1 September, Germany invades Poland and the Second World War commences when Britain declares war on Germany on 3 …

… Africa in 1842 to work as a portrait artist. Baines was first employed as a painter for a cabinet maker, and then as … the Orange River . Baines recorded the Eighth Frontier War and became South Africa's first official war artist. Some years later, he returned to …

… to have sympathy for the Boers, who became engaged in a war against the British Empire from 1899 to 1901, and about … of the Communist International (Comintern). The CPSA’s first Black secretary, Albert Nzula , became the first Black South African to travel to the USSR, where he …

… Boer leaders seized the occasion to mount a rebellion. The war saw the Boer community divided in two: those opposed to … Vroue Federasie (Housewive's federation) convened for the first time. Essentially a welfare grouping for Afrikaners, … mining and agricultural industries, and Sanlam opened its first branch on 4 January 1964. Meanwhile, the development of …

… in the South African labour movement. COSATU were not the first to draw up such a document. Two earlier Workers’ … -       1913: A Workers’ Charter for white workers The first Workers’ Charter in South Africa was drawn up in 1913 … the strike which is said to have resembled a mini civil war between white mineworkers and armed Dragoons (police or …

… for very long owing to the outbreak of the Second Boer War in 1899. At the time, the building served as a prison, … bases its annual “Founders Day” on the date he taught his first lesson. For a year, the school existed as school for … (where he established a further school) and the first of two headmasters brought from England, replaced him. …

… in with the Gandhi family in Rajkot. 1888 Birth of their first son, Harilal Gandhi. September 4, M.K. Gandhi leaves … has become in South Africa. 1899 October, The Anglo-Boer War is declared. December, The Natal government reverses its … family returns to South Africa. June 4, Publication of the first issue of Indian Opinion. 1904 March, Outbreak of …

… standing room." According to Spencer Tyron, in the Zulu War of 1879 and in the Boer War, the Whites were capable of … community from any other group in South Africa during the first six decades of the twentieth century. In this respect, … and the establishment of Sastri College in 1930, the first Indian High School and Teacher Training College. At one …

… to the forefront of South Africa’s political and social war. While the world sees most of the leaders of the UDF and … brought many women into the UDF to follow her. Some of the first actions taken by women under the UDF was to rally … embracing a man outside of her detention center for the first time in several months (Miller). This picture shows the …

… Boer women and children during the Second South African War/ Anglo Boer War 2, set sail for South Africa. During the first five months of 1901 she visited many of the camps in … Cloete, P.G. ( 2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa, p. 218.| Achome," HISTORY …

… been spared. Between 1876 and 1879, conflict broke out, first between the Boers and the Pedi and then between the … of refuge) mission place. It was during the Anglo-Pedi war that Sekhukhune was defeated and captured in 1879. In …

… of expanding the Colony’s borders to the Orange River first came into being in 1809, but no action was taken until … the hearts of the people, which resulted in the state of war and dissent in the area. Campbell was exposed to many …

… 19th century, when the Afrikaans language movement and the first Afrikaner political organisations emerged, the … significant of these. The Afrikaner Bond was dominated at first by Stephanus Jacobus du Toit and later by Jan Hendrik … in The Fort for his stance against participation in World War I . In 1931 Hertzog and others formed Afrikaanse Pers …

… While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it was not an exclusively White war. At least 15 000 Blacks were used as combatants by the … and 1 327 deaths are recorded for the month. 4 May, The first gold mine on the Rand re-opens, after all mines have …

… and women, including his wife Maria de la Quellerie. The first thing the men did was to build a fort for protection. … It was used for military purposes during the Second World War. From 1961 to 1991 it was used as a maximum security … the Dutch to enslave any of the local people. So, for the first five years at the Cape, the only slaves were stowaways. …

… This situation, in part, was the result of the Anglo-Boer War (South African War) of 1899-1902, that had displaced large numbers of the … with compulsory repatriation. On the 19 June 1904, the first Chinese labourers thus arrived at the Witwatersrand. …

… Arms, handing over all Guns, Rifles, and Munitions of War, in their possession or under their control, and desist … for valuable consideration they will be received by the first-named Commissions as evidence of War losses suffered by … the benefit of this Clause. Signed at Pretoria this thirty first day of May in the Year of Our Lord Thousand Nine …

… Arms, handing over all Guns, Rifles, and Munitions of War, in their possession or under their control, and desist … for valuable consideration they will be received by the first-named Commissions as evidence of War losses suffered by … the benefit of this Clause. Signed at Pretoria this thirty first day of May in the Year of Our Lord Thousand Nine …