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EventFirst president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah (62), dies in Bucharest.
… Coast) gained its independence and became a republic in 1960. Nkrumah was a founder of the Convention People’s Party. … by Nkrumah’s announcement to ban…
A chronology of meetings between South Africans and the ANC in exile 1983-2000 by Michael Savage
… and prohibited organisation in South Africa on 7 April 1960 and subsequently its leadership was imprisoned or went into exile. In the two decades between…
EventCongolese activist,Patrice Lumumba is briefly arrested
… Congo’s independence, which it gained from Belgium in June 1960, a series of events that led to his death unfolded. In October 1960 Lumumba was placed under…
EventThe League of Nations hands over German colonies
… respectively. The Togo colony became independent in 1960 while Togoland became part of Ghana in 1957. The German … French as Cameroun (which eventually…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… Opinion reduced in size for financial reasons. January 6, Rev. Charles Phillips and J C. Gibson had an interview with … reception at Cantonese Club,…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Socialism, Culture and Networks. Convenor: Omar Badsha
… a biography of Mandela (Oxford, 2006) and a study of the Sharpeville Massacre (Oxford, 2011). Red Road to Freedom: A History of …
Archive“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
… gained momentum in Britain, especially following the Sharpeville shootings in March 1960. The Boycott Movement changed its name to the … End in 1961…
PlaceSenegal
… late 19th Century. It remained a colony of France until 1960, when, under the leadership of the writer and statesman … The Mali federation gained…
EventJoseph Kasavubu, first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo dies
… of the Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) from 1960 to 1965 died. He assumed the office when the Congo became independent from Belgium on 30 June,…
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… but increasingly militant forms of struggle until the Sharpeville massacre in 1960. [ix] On being outlawed and finding all avenues to …
Pedi
[baPedi – People and sePedi – Language] The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda…
Article50 Facts on Africa
In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 facts about this continent that people may not…
Esau Mokhethi reburial speech by AZAPO President Cde. Koti Dikobo
… Pastors who are present; Pastor Letshelega, Prof. Masango, Rev. Raboroko and Rev. Vilakazi The family of Comrade Esau Tshehlo Mokhethi, …
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
Music Music was a central feature of the urban culture that developed in Johannesburg and in Sophiatown in particular. It was here that the most important…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… that they hoped would address increasing criticism. In 1960 they started taking steps towards economic and … the Nobel Prize. Picture: New History of South…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… by the Wiehan Commission at the end of the 1970s. 1960-1973 Labour formations in South Africa were seen as an …
PlaceSahlumbe
… and Mashunka were former white Farms acquired in the mid-1960's for purposes of relocating people evicted from elsewhere. From the late 1960's onwards, their…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the interfaith commissioning service for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cape Town, 13 February 1996
… The Right Honourable Rev. Desmond Tutu, Chairperson of the Truth and …
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
This article was written by Skylar Jayes and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership projectAbstractThe Federation of South…
Grade 12 - Topic 4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
… Independence in the Congo Independence was granted in 1960, and the country was named the Republic of the Congo. … at the time as a threat to the West. On 5…
ArticleEOAN Group
The EOAN Group was founded by Helen Southern-Holt in 1933. EOAN Group was a social and educational centre and cultural association that offered music…
ArticleHIV/Aids Origins
When? The first recognised cases of AIDS occurred in the USA in the early 1980s (see timeline) and the origin of Aids and HIV has puzzled scientists ever…
The Mountain Committee
… movement of resistance arose amongst the people in March 1960, and although meetings were illegal, they were held just …
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… On 13 September 1960, during the trial of David Beresford Pratt, two … at the Milner Park Showgrounds in Johannesburg. On 9 April 1960, Dr Verwoerd opened…
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
… them, Dr Hastings Banda , were detained without trial. In 1960, following his release, Banda fled to London, where with … continued to campaign for an end to…
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… South Africa. This is the day the country reflects on the massacre of school children during the Soweto Uprising of …
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… sixteen years before the official start of apartheid. In 1960 she was exiled from South Africa. She was not able to … her to move to New York City. Makeba…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… areas automatically lost their South African citizenship. 1960 Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli, President-General of … Prize, the first African to win any…
Tribute to President Reginald Oliver Tambo by ANC Treasurer General Dr Mathews Phosa on the occassion of the OR Tambo Lecture, 27 October 2011, Kimberly, Northern Cape Province
… organization. When Oliver Tambo was tasked a week after Sharpeville massacre to go to exile and unite Africa and the world …
ArchiveThe 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott and its unsung heroes by Roseinnes Phahle, June 2019
… ANC, to seek intervention by the Bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves. Berman duly asked the Bishop to approach the … the “Save Alexandra” campaign…