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… were crowned as King George VI. At the end of the World War II, King George who had become part of the British's … Smuts, leader of the United Party (UP) and South Africa's war time premier, hoped to use the royal visit to garner … while visiting the country. King George was not the first and last person from the British Royal house to visit …

… Nationalist government viewed Mandela as a troublemaker at first, escalating to a terrorist in the 1960s.This was … celebrity with Mac Mahara j helping Mandela smuggle the first draft of his autobiography out of Robben Island prison. … bated breath as South Africa seemed on the verge of civil war. Lwando Xaso, a lawyer who was a child during the 1980s …

… were established and operating during the time of the first state of emergency . 28 March 1987 saw SAYCO launched … communities and in the broader democratic struggle. The first youth congress was formed in the Western Cape in 1983, … and active members, however in the wake of the Six Day War in Alex township in 1986, its membership swelled to …

… came to this place to recover from the South African War. On 27 March 1889, President Paul Kruger of the … who lost their lives in these concentration camps, in the first World War. (as seen in the place image ) Volksrust, … Vukuzakhe is further divided into eight sections. The first sections to be established were Kwesimhlophe (or: for …

… History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, a woman, Ms Ruth Sando Perry, was unanimously … the transitional government, thereby making her Africa's first woman to act as head of state. Perry was mandated to … of leading her country from a devastating seven-year civil war, to peace under a sub-regional plan of the Economic …

… with, according to reports, 122mm rockets. This is the first such attack by Umkhonto we Sizwe on a military camp of … in Wankie, Rhodesia. For the ANC contingent, this was the first time that we confronted the enemy on the battlefield - … involvement of the South African racists in the Rhodesian war of liberation, the armed struggle in that country grew …

… Cecil' after Cecil John Rhodes, was test fired for the first time at Boer forces during the Siege of Kimberley. … to Lt-Col Chamier, as the senior gunner, to fire the first round. However, the first round was fired by Mrs … only such guns as had been officially approved of by the War Office and 'Long Cecil' definitely did not fall within …

… desperate situation that President Botha had to fly to the war zone when the operational command of the SADF broke down. … the Angolan/Cuban forces seized the initiative. For the first time since 1981, the Angolan army was able to reoccupy … real objectives are, and what they intend to achieve. The first is the political purpose and the second is the …

… wanted to, not like now. It was about the beginning of the war, 1939 or thereabouts when I got to Port Elizabeth, and … There was a lot of work around that time because of the war. Lots- of men were going to fight in the war, and there … white people's house, cooking and cleaning. I remember my first job was at Summerstrand, right near the seaside. My …

… of Bishop's College Canon George Ogilvie organized the first official rugby match in South Africa. The match took … and Afrikaners. In 1906-1907 South Africa fielded its first national rugby team on a tour of the British Isles. The … existed between the two groups since the bloody Anglo-Boer war of 1899-1902. The English media referred to the team as …

… privileges 20 April 1792 - Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria 21-22 September 1792 - The monarchy is done … Order divided society into three groups or Estates . The first two Estates were very privileged: most of them had big … into their own hands. The urban workers in Paris were the first ones to make a move: they stormed the Bastille and took …

… Vorster realised that Rhodesia had no hope of winning the war against the liberation movements, especially after … led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, was engaged in a civil war with the ZANU PF liberation movement. The move by South … USA initiative was Vorster's second effort to mediate. He first began to campaign actively for peace in Rhodesia …

… Whites. The ANC acknowledged that the SATF was one of the first organisations to meet the ANC after its unbanning in … and social cohesion campaigns of the ANC and the war on poverty; Admission policies of universities and … for an independent and full scale investigation into war atrocities experienced by the Sri Lankans. Issued by the …

… for the AmaXhosa after their defeat in the Eighth Frontier War (also called Eighth War of Dispossession). Their political structures had been … his subordinate chiefs to obey the injunctions. The first date of resurrection was set for 11 August 1856, but as …

… became the site for a large internment camp during World War II, with up to 2,000 Italian and German prisoners of war … the water of a natural spring to boil for the brew,(the first instant coffee?). Upon the discovery of diamonds near … the British in 1900 and are still standing in the twenty-first Century. The Koffiefontein district saw much military …

… over all Xhosa Chiefs. For example, he could call for war and settle disputes between Chiefs. [16] His word was … Chieftainship was determined by lineage. The King’s first son would be the next to take his father’s place. When … unable to eat and frothing at its mouth. The disease was first detected at Uitenhage in 1854, from where it spread to …

… Descendants of the Oosthuizen family, the Voortrekkers who first Settled there. It was the scene of at least two almost … between the Boers and the British during the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902) The first incident which took place here, on 11 July 1900, was a …

… MI5 & MI6 services can be traced back to the Anglo Boer War. With the Cold War beginning, it was clear that … in Africa. Under the command of the head of South Africa’s first Special Forces unit, Colonel Jannie Breytenbach, this … served as secretary of the department. According to the first report issued by the Erasmus- commission, Mulder …

… on June 25, 1975. Machel became independent Mozambique's first President until his death on 20 October 1986. In 1981, … (ANC) were killed in Matola, Mozambique.This was the first open act of war by the apartheid government against Mozambique. Three …

… electoral process and institutional reforms. Gabon was first explored by the Portuguese navigator Diego Cam in the … and the French in 1630. In 1839, the French founded their first settlement on the left bank of the Gabon estuary and … an autonomous republic within the French Union after World War II. Related Links: A timeline of African Independence …

… besieged by the Boer forces during the second Anglo Boer War (South African War) . At the time of the siege, people like Solomon T Plaatj … It was during this siege that the Boy Scouts were first organised and used to carry messages across towns and …

… The British manned seven forts in the Transvaal during the First Transvaal War of Independence (1880–1881); they were situated at …

… In 1902, the end of the Second Anglo-Boer War was in sight. Plans were being made to reorganize the … all-boys high school located in Johannesburg. This school, first called Johannesburg High School for Boys and was the … and five members of staff including the Headmaster. The first Headmaster of the school was Captain Edward Lancelot …

… from indigenous ore was produced on a large scale for the first time in South Africa. Delfos became a major promoter of … since 1928 when the company, then called Iscor, with its first works in Pretoria, was founded as a statutory … and the manufacture of armoured cars for South Africa’s war effort. Directly after the war in early 1947,  the …

… of Lovedale at Alice in the Tyume valley in 1824. 1877 The first biography ever written about a black South African was … in the formation of a truly South African voice. 1884 The first Black-owned and Black-run journal, Tengo Jabavu's Imvo … still a Boer republic, and stayed during the Anglo Boer War and beyond. In several newspapers, he denounced British …

… Black nationalist political organizations. A civil war broke out between the military wings of ZANU and ZAPA and … struggle, commonly referred to as the Rhodesian Bush War, broke out in 1972. Attacks were carried out by ZANU and … state, with Abel Muzorewa serving as the country's first Black prime minister. In 1980, Robert Mugabe took …

…   The Berlin Airlift provided tons of supplies to war ravaged Berlin. Under the aid program known as the … at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was over. Flights continued for some time, though, to …

… was briefly re-established until the outbreak of World War One. Following Germany's defeat, Britain administered the … as the 'Tanganyika' region. Following the Second World War, the Tanganyika region was placed under United Nations … of Tanzania. Support for TANU grew, and by 1960, the first elections were planned for Tanganyika. On 9 December …

… children who died in prison camps during the South African War . This monument,  is the first in the world dedicated to women and children. The idea, …

… for defeating the Italian colonizers. He was also the first black African King to engage in slavery of white European war captives held as slaves inside Ethiopia. After defeating …