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ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… parties registered. The 1994 elections marked the end of Apartheid in South Africa. The country-wide elections were … Africa, and a continuous international…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… the South African regime for perpetuation of the policy of Apartheid, which constitutes a crime against humanity.’ In response, the UN Security Council sent…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… 16, The Boycott Movement, in London, is renamed the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM). Tennyson Makiwane , Vella Pillay … sends delegations to Egypt, Nigeria…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… he comments that South Africans have been resisting apartheid admirably; he points to the industrial action and … October 11, Dadoo submits a report to the…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… in both South Africa and America Key Words: Miriam Makeba, Apartheid, Civil Rights, United Nations, Manhattan Brothers, … in South Africa sixteen years…
ArticleBiko’s imprisonment, death and the aftermath
… to Britain. This was seen as added proof that the anti-apartheid student activist had been beaten to death while in … to the West’s decision to support the…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… January 28 2013 Egypt DRC peace deal signing cancelled: UN. Ethiopia January 28 2013 Peace Deal Jazz legend Victor … South Africa June 2 2013 Gaddafi Funds…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… 1993 UNITA is sanctioned by the UN, and the United States officially acknowledges the MPLA … for power continues. 1995 …
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… women faced harsh oppressions in the workplace during the apartheid era of South African government. Together, the … the creation of trade unions and…
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… AU in partnership with international bodies such as the UN has made strides towards managing the multiple conflicts … undertaken a number of hybrid missions…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… assisted with her important role in the abolishment of apartheid. She wrote major articles and books that would aid anti-colonial and anti-apartheid…
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… By the 90's when all the Liberation organizations where un-banned, Currie's served has a 'home ground' to the ANC …
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… Origins One of the defining moments in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was the Sharpeville Massacre and … opposed the use of violence as a…
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… of both domestic violence and a gang rape, attended the UN International Year of the Women Conference in Mexico City … violence services of the time were…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… liberation soldier, James Mange , were circulated at a UN Women's Conference in Copenhagen. 500 signatures were … against South Africa, organized by the…
The African Resistance Movement (ARM): An Organisational History
… Origins One of the defining moments in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was the Sharpeville Massacre and … opposed the use of violence as a…
ArticleAfrica’s Millennium Development Goals
… any of the goals of the Millennium Declaration by 2015.” (UN World Summit Declaration, 2005). [xvii] “iAnchorn Africa… … Development Goals [Online]…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… Party seized power and set in motion plans to implement apartheid. 1940 Walter Sisulu and Professor Z. K. Matthews … contact with the Indian delegation at…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… contact with the Indian delegation at the United Nations (UN). 12 August, The African Mineworkers Union launches the … the white-only national elections with…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
… MLC and RDC rebels sign Lusaka accord November 30, 1999 UN Security Council sets up 5,500-strong force to monitor the … are supported by military advisors…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… agents operating in Switzerland and liaising with Anti-Apartheid organizations. The International University … 1981 15 June, In two separate statements, the…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… Smuts signing the agreement at the first meeting of the UN General Assembly. Source: P. Joyce (2000), Suid-Afrika in … Africa used this platform to raise…
ArticleDesmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
… in recognition of his endeavours for a non-violent end to apartheid. November, Quote: 'Freedom and liberty lose out by … that has been knocked askew." from …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… no way be described as a reaction against the Government's apartheid policy and has nothing to do with passes. Such … the importance attached by UK to…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… ANC safe houses, activists and camps. In addition, the apartheid government sought to complement its use force by … against South Africa, organized by the…
References and links: Learning from Leaders
… [Accessed: 18 February 2015] UN Belarus, (2011), ‘ Nelson Mandela’s life story ’, (video …
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… in the Freedom Charter, and non-collabortism with the apartheid state. 25 January, The next day the commision … UDF publicly denounces the IFP as…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… the Ghetto Act and to advise the Indian delegation at the UN. July 19, At a meeting of Coloured people in Durban, the … to the United Nations. An SAIC…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
… international pressure to initiate political reform. The Apartheid government accelerated its homeland policy and the … the “reforms “ had the opposite…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… out of the organisation in 1956 because of its policy of apartheid. 1995 14 February, the Constitutional Court is … industry are all committed and legally…