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As part of the process towards independence (12 December 1963) Kenya holds a general election.
… independence (12 December 1963) Kenya holds a general election. …
Riots disrupt the general election in Cairo. Twenty-three die and 180 are injured.
… Riots disrupt the general election in Cairo. Twenty-three die and 180 are injured. …
Election for the first legislative assembly under responsible government is held in Southern Rhodesia.
… Election for the first legislative assembly under responsible …
The Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) boycotts the first democratic general election in South Africa.
… Organisation (AZAPO) boycotts the first democratic general election in South Africa. …
P.W. Botha announces that he will resign after the forthcoming election in South Africa.
… Botha announces that he will resign after the forthcoming election in South Africa. …
Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National Congress
… Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National … Address by the reverend John…
EventSouth African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa's first elected woman president in post-war elections
… president in post-war elections. Mbeki said Sirleaf's election signalled a "new dawn for African women". Sirleaf, a …
Charles Taylor, a rebel leader with a reputation for brutality, wins Liberia’s first peaceful presidential election following a
… for brutality, wins Liberia’s first peaceful presidential election following a …
Nationalist Party wins three by-elections with a larger majority than in the 1958 general election.
… with a larger majority than in the 1958 general election. …
EventPresident F W de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first democratic elections will be held
President F W de Klerk announces that South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections will be held from 26-28 April 1994.
BiographyHenry Burton
… us while I was in Kimberly.’ (18 March 1900) In the 1898 election, Burton stood as candidate for the Afrikaner Bond in … distributed pamphlets in the area…
Speech on Accepting his Election as President of The Republic of South Africa, 14 June 1999
… Speech on Accepting his Election as President of The Republic of South Africa, 14 …
In a television broadcast President Mandela confirms that he will not stand for re-election in 1999.
… President Mandela confirms that he will not stand for re-election in 1999. …
In the homeland’s first general election, fifty-seven members are elected for the KaNgwane Legislative Assembly.
… In the homeland’s first general election, fifty-seven members are elected for the KaNgwane …
Kenyan Professor Washington J. Okumu urges Chief Buthelezi to participate in the forthcoming general election. Inkatha Freedom
… Chief Buthelezi to participate in the forthcoming general election. Inkatha Freedom …
The South African National Party wins a third successive general election, allowing further introductions of ‘Grand Apartheid’
… African National Party wins a third successive general election, allowing further introductions of ‘Grand Apartheid’ …
The governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy wins the election in Lesotho with Pakalitha Mosisili as premier.
… The governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy wins the election in Lesotho with Pakalitha Mosisili as premier. …
Following the results obtained in the general election held in April, a new cabinet is sworn in.
… Following the results obtained in the general election held in April, a new cabinet is sworn in. …
Following the results obtained in the general election held in April, a new cabinet is sworn in.
… Following the results obtained in the general election held in April, a new cabinet is sworn in. …
In a statement congratulating ANC President Nelson Mandela on his election victory, the United Nations Educational Scientific a
… congratulating ANC President Nelson Mandela on his election victory, the United Nations Educational Scientific a …
President Sam Nujoma and his governing party are declared winners of Namibia’s first post-independence election.
… are declared winners of Namibia’s first post-independence election. …
BiographyAdelaine Florence Hain
… chewed up and spat out the incriminating evidence, a draft leaflet supporting Mandela’s defiance campaign. Isolated on …
Lennox Sebe again becomes Chief Minister of the Ciskei, having won a by-election on 24 October 1975.
… becomes Chief Minister of the Ciskei, having won a by-election on 24 October 1975. …
Zimbabwe’s high court dismisses the first of the opposition’s appeals against President Robert Mugabe’s 2002 re-election.
… appeals against President Robert Mugabe’s 2002 re-election. …
General Constand Viljoen registers a new party, the Freedom Front (Vryheidsfront), for the forthcoming April election. Date is
… Freedom Front (Vryheidsfront), for the forthcoming April election. Date is …
The Progressive Party decides to fight the election in opposition to the government’s policy of separate development.
… The Progressive Party decides to fight the election in opposition to the government’s policy of separate …
The Bophuthatswana electoral office publishes the results of the general election giving Chief Lucas Mangope’s Democratic Party
… electoral office publishes the results of the general election giving Chief Lucas Mangope’s Democratic Party …
The Transvaal National Party leadership election produces a decisive win for Dr. Andries Treurnicht, Deputy Minister of Plural
… The Transvaal National Party leadership election produces a decisive win for Dr. Andries Treurnicht, …
Judge Johann Kriegler, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, resigns after allegations of tension between the Commis
… Judge Johann Kriegler, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, resigns after allegations of tension …
BiographyDouglas G. Wolton
… Worker, later umsebenzi, in 1928. In the parliamentary election of 1929 he stood as a mist candidate in Cape Flats … then leader of the party, opposed it…