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Marthinus Theunis Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State for the first time.

… Marthinus Theunis Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State for the first time. …
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State President F.W. de Klerk announces plans to bring covert operations by government agents under Cabinet control.

… State President F.W. de Klerk announces plans to bring covert …
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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe lashes out at international journalists and foreign governments, threatening to ban them fro

… Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe lashes out at international …
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Mlungisi Hlongwane, national president of the SA National Civic Association (SANCO) and director of SANCO Investment Holdings s

… Mlungisi Hlongwane, national president of the SA National Civic Association (SANCO) and …
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Opening parliament, President Botha announces that government intends giving Blacks such as those living outside their designat

… Opening parliament, President Botha announces that government intends giving …
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Students at the University of Bophuthatswana celebrate the coup to topple Bophuthatswana’s president, Lucas Mangope, taking ove

… celebrate the coup to topple Bophuthatswana’s president, Lucas Mangope, taking ove …
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Gamel Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic.

… Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic. …
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President Samora Machel of Mozambique decrees an end to private ownership, and Lourenço Marques is renamed Maputo.

… President Samora Machel of Mozambique decrees an end to …
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Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda banns the opposition United Progressive Party and arrests its leader, Simon Kapepwe, together

… Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda banns the opposition United …
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Dr Eduardo C. Mondlane, president of Mozambique National Liberation Front (Frelimo), is assassinated by a letter bomb in Tanzan

… Dr Eduardo C. Mondlane, president of Mozambique National Liberation Front (Frelimo), …
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Jacobus Nicolaas Boshof, second president of the Orange Free State (1855-1859), is born in Swellendam, CC.

… Jacobus Nicolaas Boshof, second president of the Orange Free State (1855-1859), is born in …
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President De Klerk announces an immediate ban on "cultural weapons" "excluding at this stage spears" in tow

… President De Klerk announces an immediate ban on "cultural …
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Following a personal apology from President P.W. Botha to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the "blowpipe affa

… Following a personal apology from President P.W. Botha to British Prime Minister Margaret …
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Commission of Cooperation. In a letter to Chief Buthelezi, Deputy President Mbeki rejects the IFP’s international mediation pro

… of Cooperation. In a letter to Chief Buthelezi, Deputy President Mbeki rejects the IFP’s international mediation pro …
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Former Transkeian President Kaiser Matanzima is served with a banning order by his brother George, the Prime Minister.

… Former Transkeian President Kaiser Matanzima is served with a banning order by …
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French President émile François Loubet pays a state visit to Tunisia. A military review of thousands of native troops i

… French President émile François Loubet pays a state visit to …
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President Mandela declares that Minister of Safety and Security Sydney Mufamadi and National Police Commissioner George Fivaz a

… President Mandela declares that Minister of Safety and …
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Gen. Nicolaas Smit (59), vice-president of the Volksraad of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, dies in Pretoria.

… Gen. Nicolaas Smit (59), vice-president of the Volksraad of the Zuid-Afrikaansche …
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Egyptian president Muhammad Hosni Mubarak orders direct-dial communications to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and the Sudan

… Egyptian president Muhammad Hosni Mubarak orders direct-dial …
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Nationalist China breaks off relations with Egypt after President Gamal Abdel Nasser grants diplomatic recognition to Communist

… Nationalist China breaks off relations with Egypt after President Gamal Abdel Nasser grants diplomatic recognition to …
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President Sékou Touré of Guinea  (62) dies under surgery. The Military Committee for National Recovery, led by C

… President Sékou Touré of Guinea  (62) dies under surgery. The …
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The president of the Republic of Congo, Marien Ngouabi, is assassinated at his official residence in Brazzaville.

… The president of the Republic of Congo, Marien Ngouabi, is …
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President Marien Ngouabi of the Congo is assassinated in a military coup and replaced by Colonel Yhombi-Opango.

… President Marien Ngouabi of the Congo is assassinated in a …
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African National Congress deputy president Nelson Mandela and Inkatha leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi agree on a five-point peace p

… African National Congress deputy president Nelson Mandela and Inkatha leader Mangosuthu …
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American ex-president Theodore Roosevelt kills three lions whilst on safari in British East Africa (now Kenya).

… American ex-president Theodore Roosevelt kills three lions whilst on …
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Egyptian president Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat gets an overwhelming majority in a vote for peace treaty with Israel.

… Egyptian president Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat gets an overwhelming …
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Address by ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at Freedom Charter Forum, 29 September 2015, Pietermaritzburg City Hall

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Meeting between President Samora Machel and Mr R F Botha in Maputo at 19h00 on 13 August 1985
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Meeting between President Samora Machel and Mr R F Botha in Maputo at 19h00 on 13 August 1985

… Meeting between President Samora Machel and Mr R F Botha in Maputo at 19h00 …
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Stop Press: Statement by Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Chief Minister of KwaZulu and President of Inkatha, March3, 1989
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Stop Press: Statement by Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Chief Minister of KwaZulu and President of Inkatha, March3, 1989

… by Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Chief Minister of KwaZulu and President of Inkatha, March3, 1989 …
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Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996

… start is still unkown. The decision lies with the P.A.C. president, Mr. R.M. Sobukwe. But members say that the … Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her …
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