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WWII: Final Allied Offensive, Tunisia. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet launches Op

… Tunisia. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet launches Op …
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The Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, announces in Parliament that Local Authorities must is

… Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, announces in Parliament that Local Authorities must is …
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Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali applauds the election process in South Africa as a peaceful expression of the people’s

… Boutros Boutros-Ghali applauds the election process in South Africa as a peaceful expression of the people’s …
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Sipho Mutsi (20), COSAS member, dies in police custody during interrogation. Post –mortem reveals head injuries and sjambok w

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 245. … Sipho Mutsi (20), COSAS member, dies in police custody during interrogation. Post –mortem reveals …
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The first memorial stamps with surtax are issued in SA.   They are known as the Voortrekker Memorial Stamps.

… The first memorial stamps with surtax are issued in SA.   They are known as the Voortrekker Memorial Stamps. …
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, under chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu, starts its first formal hearings in East Londo

… Archbishop Desmond Tutu, starts its first formal hearings in East Londo …
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The ANC and the PAC hold a joint conference in Harare (15-16 April), brokered by President Robert Mugabe.

… The ANC and the PAC hold a joint conference in Harare (15-16 April), brokered by President Robert Mugabe. …
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Dissident soldiers shoot dead Lesotho’s deputy prime minister and seize four cabinet ministers in a mutiny over a planned gover

… deputy prime minister and seize four cabinet ministers in a mutiny over a planned gover …
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Siphiwe Mthimkulu and Topsie Madaka disappear in Port Elizabeth during the institution of lawsuit proceedings against the Minis

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 259. … Siphiwe Mthimkulu and Topsie Madaka disappear in Port Elizabeth during the institution of lawsuit …
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Colin Wells Eglin, leader of the Progressive Federal Party, 1971-78, is born in Sea Point, Cape Town.

… Gastrow: Who's Who in South African Politics | Hayes, S. (ed)(2000).  Who's Who … leader of the Progressive Federal Party, 1971-78, is born in Sea Point, Cape Town. …
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Warring factions in Liberia negotiate a cease-fire with help from visiting West African politicians as nearly 1 500 terrified f

… Warring factions in Liberia negotiate a cease-fire with help from visiting …
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The Rev. Nomthandazo Purity Malinga, bishop of The Methodist Church of Southern Africa, is born in Ixopo, Natal.

… bishop of The Methodist Church of Southern Africa, is born in Ixopo, Natal. …
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Sir Donald Currie, shipping magnate and donor of the Currie Cup sporting trophy, dies in Sidmouth, Devon, England.

… magnate and donor of the Currie Cup sporting trophy, dies in Sidmouth, Devon, England. …
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Voortrekker leader Louis Trichardt reaches Lourenço Marques (Maputo) after setting out from the Zoutpansberg in August of the

… Marques (Maputo) after setting out from the Zoutpansberg in August of the …
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Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.

… Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies. …
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Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and former ANC MP, is born in Durban.

… South African Revenue Service and former ANC MP, is born in Durban. …
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C. Louis Leipoldt (66), SA author, poet, physician and connoisseur of the SA culinary art, dies in Cape Town.

… physician and connoisseur of the SA culinary art, dies in Cape Town. …
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J.H. Conradie, Administrator of the Cape Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town.

… Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town. …
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Peace negotiations commence in Pretoria between delegations of the Boer Republics and General Lord Kitchener

… Anglo-Boer War 2: Peace negotiations commence in Pretoria between delegations of the Boer Republics and …
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Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria. ;

… Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria. ; …
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The first meeting of the Joint Passive Resistance Council of Natal and the Transvaal is held in Durban.

… Resistance Council of Natal and the Transvaal is held in Durban. …
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The Sultan of Egypt and his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land.

… his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land. …
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The House of Phalo: A History of the Xhosa People in the Days of Their Independence By Jeffrey B. Peires

… The House of Phalo: A History of the Xhosa People in the Days of Their Independence By Jeffrey B. Peires …
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Mary Eveline Fincken, singer, teacher of singing, educationist and choirmaster, is born in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. She cam

… teacher of singing, educationist and choirmaster, is born in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. She cam …
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Peter Allan, physician, health administrator and founder of the Nelspoort Sanatorium, first tuberculosis hospital in SA, is bor

… of the Nelspoort Sanatorium, first tuberculosis hospital in SA, is bor …
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The district of Uitenhage is formed in the eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist.

… The district of Uitenhage is formed in the eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage …
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Olof Martin(i) Bergh, secretary of the Political Council and acting fiscal and auctioneer, is born in Cape Town.

… Council and acting fiscal and auctioneer, is born in Cape Town. …
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Olof Martin(i) Bergh, secretary of the Political Council and acting fiscal and auctioneer, is born in Cape Town.

… Council and acting fiscal and auctioneer, is born in Cape Town. …
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Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha announces in Parliament that South Africa and Mozambique are to establish joint operational centre

… Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha announces in Parliament that South Africa and Mozambique are to …
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A pickup truck rigged with explosives rips through a crowded vegetable market in Tripoli, Libya, killing fifty-four people and

… with explosives rips through a crowded vegetable market in Tripoli, Libya, killing fifty-four people and …
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