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… Cornelius, national organiser and branch secretary of the Garment Workers’ Union, dies in Honeydew, Johannesbu …

… Fulbert Youlou, first president (1960–63) of Congo (Brazzaville) is replaced by Alphonse …

… Fulbert Youlou, first president (1960–63) of Congo (Brazzaville) is replaced by Alphonse …

… place. The two governing coalition parties win with 30% of the vote. …

… positions outside Burundi’s capital after three days of fighting. …

… Thousands of "non-Whites" march and bathe at "Whites only" beaches in a …

… The new constitution of South Africa, providing for an executive state president, …

… The Rev. John Daniel Lindley (80), missionary and clergyman of the Voortrekkers, dies in Morristown, New Jersey. …

… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Bophuthatswana electoral office publishes the results of the general election giving Chief Lucas Mangope’s …

… champion, wins the middleweight world champion title of the World Boxing Council (WBC). …

… journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein. …

… reoccupies Rustenburg. This is the 3rd British occupation of the town. …

… reoccupies Rustenburg. This is the 3rd British occupation of the town. …

… The 75th anniversary  celebration of the Voortrekkers (an Afrikaans youth organisation) ends at …

… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … Parents Support Committee provides detailed evidence of systematic torture as an integral f …

… Nigeria is granted full independence as a federation of three regions (northern, western, and eastern) under a …

… Engelbertus (Chris) Lampbrecht, choir master and adaptor of SA folk music, is born in Bloemfontein. …

… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Ciskei ‘homeland’ government proclaims the introduction of emergency powers, after violent incidents and rioting. The …

… Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi, President Lucas Mangope of Bophuthatswana and Ciskei’s Oupa Gqozo reject the recor …

… is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of …

… The Battle of Naauwpoort, near Clarens in the eastern OFS, takes place …

… legislature rescinded 1987 legislation banning investment of State funds in companies doing business with SA. …

… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Regulations covering the detention of 180-days detainees held as witnesses are published in the …

… Assembly of White settlers in Kenya denounces government policy and …

… Starr Jameson announces the proposed colonial commission of inquiry into martial law in Cape Town. …

… Georg (Klaas) Steytler (76), SA author and former editor of Die Huisgenoot, dies in Cape Town. …

… Egypt and Britain sign a treaty providing for withdrawal of British forces except in the Suez Canal area. …

… Former SA President F.W. de Klerk resigns as the head of the National Party and leaves politics. …

… National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) general secretary Cyril Ramaphosa and …

… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 339 … Mr Zwelinzima Vavi, regional secretary of COSATU’s Western Transvaal region is arrested and held in …