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Congo administration is handed to the Belgian government
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Congo administration is handed to the Belgian government

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King Sekhukhune is defeated by the British in war
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King Sekhukhune is defeated by the British in war

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Jan van Riebeeck is born
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Jan van Riebeeck is born

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Durban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki's AIDS denialism
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Durban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki's AIDS denialism

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Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first democratic President
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Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first democratic President

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Zambian journalist, Fred M'membe is born
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Zambian journalist, Fred M'membe is born

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Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson's book Born Free, dies in Kenya
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Elsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson's book Born Free, dies in Kenya

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Nigerian political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
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Nigerian political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born

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NRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President's Council a chance
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NRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President's Council a chance

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The Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government's announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region
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The Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government's announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region

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Field-Cornet Jan Potgieter's commando burns Chief Sikhobobo's kraal at Qulusini
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Field-Cornet Jan Potgieter's commando burns Chief Sikhobobo's kraal at Qulusini

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South Africa's first democratic elections
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South Africa's first democratic elections

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The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the '72-hour curfew'
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The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the '72-hour curfew'

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Documents on South Africa and Transkei's non-aggression pact are signed
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Documents on South Africa and Transkei's non-aggression pact are signed

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Amina Lawal's sentence upheld
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Amina Lawal's sentence upheld

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France's war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
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France's war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.

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Gertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women's League, is born
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Gertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women's League, is born

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South Africa celebrates the first National Women's Day
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South Africa celebrates the first National Women's Day

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General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria's army, resigns for health reasons.
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General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria's army, resigns for health reasons.

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The constitution of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president
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The constitution of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president

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Controversial 'Black Jesus' painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
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Controversial 'Black Jesus' painter, Ronald Harrison, dies

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South African man sets record for world's deepest dive
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South African man sets record for world's deepest dive

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Iraq boycott SA government's apartheid policies
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Iraq boycott SA government's apartheid policies

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Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan's Day
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Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan's Day

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Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
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Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels

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The Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
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The Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.

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South Africa's TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
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South Africa's TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations

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Charlotte Maxeke, politician and founder of the Bantu Women's League of South Africa, is born
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Charlotte Maxeke, politician and founder of the Bantu Women's League of South Africa, is born

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Government declares that five 'non-White' South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
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Government declares that five 'non-White' South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa

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The TEC decides on Bophuthatswana's incorporation following major unrest
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The TEC decides on Bophuthatswana's incorporation following major unrest

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