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De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd is founded to exercise control over virtually all of the diamond production in South Africa.

… De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd is founded to exercise control over virtually all of the diamond …

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Seven street children are burnt to death and eleven seriously injured in a fire in Elim church, Sunnyside, Pretoria. The culpri

… Seven street children are burnt to death and eleven seriously injured in a fire in Elim …

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South Africa abolishes financial rand, effective 13 March. The value of financial rand is close to that of commercial rand.

… effective 13 March. The value of financial rand is close to that of commercial rand. …

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All South African policemen in Rhodesia are being confined to camps. South Africa is slowly disengaging from the settlement sit

… All South African policemen in Rhodesia are being confined to camps. South Africa is slowly disengaging from the …

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Proclamation R29 is gazetted, enabling Africans in towns on trust land to obtain full property rights, affecting and estimated

… R29 is gazetted, enabling Africans in towns on trust land to obtain full property rights, affecting and estimated …

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Violence erupts when 75 000 people march to the Katlehong Town Council offices, protesting against high rent and electricity ra

… Violence erupts when 75 000 people march to the Katlehong Town Council offices, protesting against …

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Dr Mohammed Moosa Motala, medical practitioner, political activist and SA ambassador in Morocco from 1996 to 1999, dies in Piet

… political activist and SA ambassador in Morocco from 1996 to 1999, dies in Piet …

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The President’s Council says 3.3 million workers in the country are unemployed and urges the government to embark on a developm

… in the country are unemployed and urges the government to embark on a developm …

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The light aeroplane, in which the young singer Gwynneth Ashley Robin and five orchestra members are travelling to a concert, cr

… Ashley Robin and five orchestra members are travelling to a concert, cr …

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Ethiopia’s military strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps down and flies to exile in Zimbabwe after fourteen years of brutal ru

… strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps down and flies to exile in Zimbabwe after fourteen years of brutal ru …

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Ethiopia’s military strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps down and flies to exile in Zimbabwe after fourteen years of brutal ru

… strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps down and flies to exile in Zimbabwe after fourteen years of brutal ru …

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The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.

… line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack. …

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The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.

… line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack. …

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General Henri Lorillot is sent by the French premier, Pierre Pfimlim, to negotiate with General Raoul Salan, the Commander-in-C

… Lorillot is sent by the French premier, Pierre Pfimlim, to negotiate with General Raoul Salan, the Commander-in-C …

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General Henri Lorillot is sent by the French premier, Pierre Pfimlim, to negotiate with General Raoul Salan, the Commander-in-C

… Lorillot is sent by the French premier, Pierre Pfimlim, to negotiate with General Raoul Salan, the Commander-in-C …

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Bambata Rebellion: A message is received from Sigananda informing Col McKenzie that he wishes to surrender in Nkandla, as he wa

… from Sigananda informing Col McKenzie that he wishes to surrender in Nkandla, as he wa …

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The US expels the South African military attaché in response to raids by South African forces into Botswana, Zambia, and

… US expels the South African military attaché in response to raids by South African forces into Botswana, Zambia, and …

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The Fort Klapperkop military museum, Pretoria, mainly illustrating the period from the Great Trek to 1902, is opened by Preside

… mainly illustrating the period from the Great Trek to 1902, is opened by Preside …

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India asks its High Commissioner in South Africa, Ramrao Madhavrao Deshmukh, to return for consultations. He sails for India th

… Commissioner in South Africa, Ramrao Madhavrao Deshmukh, to return for consultations. He sails for India th …

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British soldiers are called out in Alexandria to restore order after riots by nationalists. The riots follow the departure of a

… British soldiers are called out in Alexandria to restore order after riots by nationalists. The riots …

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Anglo-Boer War 2: British troops arrive at the Renoster River only to find that the Boers have destroyed the bridge.

… War 2: British troops arrive at the Renoster River only to find that the Boers have destroyed the bridge. …

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Cyril Ramaphosa, Secretary-General of the ANC, is elected chairman of the Constituent Assembly, which is to write a new constit

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … is elected chairman of the Constituent Assembly, which is to write a new constit …

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Sir Leander Starr Jameson, leader of the Progressive Party in South Africa announces his formal opposition to the South African

… Party in South Africa announces his formal opposition to the South African …

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The secretary of the United Democratic Front in the Border, Makhenkesi Stofile, is sentenced to an effective eleven years’ impr

… Front in the Border, Makhenkesi Stofile, is sentenced to an effective eleven years’ impr …

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Sir Christopher Joseph Quinton Brand, aviation pioneer who completed the first flight from London to Cape Town with Sir Pierre

… pioneer who completed the first flight from London to Cape Town with Sir Pierre …

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The Harms Commission, appointed in December 1989 by the F.W. de Klerk government to investigate into state involvement in polit

… appointed in December 1989 by the F.W. de Klerk government to investigate into state involvement in polit …

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In reaction to newspaper reports, Prime Minister P.W. Botha states through the media, that he will not be ‘blackmailed into a d

… In reaction to newspaper reports, Prime Minister P.W. Botha states …

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Johann Max Friedrich (Jean) Welz, painter and architect who emigrated to SA in the 1930s, is born in Salzburg, Austria.

… Friedrich (Jean) Welz, painter and architect who emigrated to SA in the 1930s, is born in Salzburg, Austria. …

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It is announced at a Convention (2-3 March) that the United Democratic Front is to end its activities and will formally disband

… Convention (2-3 March) that the United Democratic Front is to end its activities and will formally disband …

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The South West Africa Territory Force claims to have killed sixty Swapo insurgents in various skirmishes in the previous month,

… The South West Africa Territory Force claims to have killed sixty Swapo insurgents in various skirmishes …

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De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd is founded to exercise control over virtually all of the diamond production in South Africa.

Seven street children are burnt to death and eleven seriously injured in a fire in Elim church, Sunnyside, Pretoria. The culpri

South Africa abolishes financial rand, effective 13 March. The value of financial rand is close to that of commercial rand.

All South African policemen in Rhodesia are being confined to camps. South Africa is slowly disengaging from the settlement sit

Proclamation R29 is gazetted, enabling Africans in towns on trust land to obtain full property rights, affecting and estimated

Violence erupts when 75 000 people march to the Katlehong Town Council offices, protesting against high rent and electricity ra

Dr Mohammed Moosa Motala, medical practitioner, political activist and SA ambassador in Morocco from 1996 to 1999, dies in Piet

The President’s Council says 3.3 million workers in the country are unemployed and urges the government to embark on a developm

The light aeroplane, in which the young singer Gwynneth Ashley Robin and five orchestra members are travelling to a concert, cr

Ethiopia’s military strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps down and flies to exile in Zimbabwe after fourteen years of brutal ru

Ethiopia’s military strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps down and flies to exile in Zimbabwe after fourteen years of brutal ru

The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.

The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.

General Henri Lorillot is sent by the French premier, Pierre Pfimlim, to negotiate with General Raoul Salan, the Commander-in-C

General Henri Lorillot is sent by the French premier, Pierre Pfimlim, to negotiate with General Raoul Salan, the Commander-in-C

Bambata Rebellion: A message is received from Sigananda informing Col McKenzie that he wishes to surrender in Nkandla, as he wa

The US expels the South African military attaché in response to raids by South African forces into Botswana, Zambia, and

The Fort Klapperkop military museum, Pretoria, mainly illustrating the period from the Great Trek to 1902, is opened by Preside

India asks its High Commissioner in South Africa, Ramrao Madhavrao Deshmukh, to return for consultations. He sails for India th

British soldiers are called out in Alexandria to restore order after riots by nationalists. The riots follow the departure of a

Anglo-Boer War 2: British troops arrive at the Renoster River only to find that the Boers have destroyed the bridge.

Cyril Ramaphosa, Secretary-General of the ANC, is elected chairman of the Constituent Assembly, which is to write a new constit

Sir Leander Starr Jameson, leader of the Progressive Party in South Africa announces his formal opposition to the South African

The secretary of the United Democratic Front in the Border, Makhenkesi Stofile, is sentenced to an effective eleven years’ impr

Sir Christopher Joseph Quinton Brand, aviation pioneer who completed the first flight from London to Cape Town with Sir Pierre

The Harms Commission, appointed in December 1989 by the F.W. de Klerk government to investigate into state involvement in polit

In reaction to newspaper reports, Prime Minister P.W. Botha states through the media, that he will not be ‘blackmailed into a d

Johann Max Friedrich (Jean) Welz, painter and architect who emigrated to SA in the 1930s, is born in Salzburg, Austria.

It is announced at a Convention (2-3 March) that the United Democratic Front is to end its activities and will formally disband

The South West Africa Territory Force claims to have killed sixty Swapo insurgents in various skirmishes in the previous month,