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Wits attains full university status

King Leopold II of Belgium

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King Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament

The first edition of the Graham’s Town Journal, mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, is published

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The first edition of the Graham’s Town Journal, mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, is published

Western countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin

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Western countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin

Indian Opinion

The Sweet Workers’ Union

In our historical archives, it was on this day, 30 March 1960, when the UN Security Council began deliberations on the situation in South Africa.

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The Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa

Human Rights Day is celebrated for the first time in South Africa

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Human Rights Day is celebrated for the first time in South Africa

Moïse Kapenda Tshombe refuses to end the Katanga secession

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Moïse Kapenda Tshombe refuses to end the Katanga secession

ANC’s Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act

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ANC’s Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic

Léopold Sédar Senghor

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Léopold Sédar Senghor resigns after twenty years as Senegalese president.

Blacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg

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Blacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg

Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs, P.W. Botha, introduces the Republican Referendum Bill to Parliament

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Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs, P.W. Botha, introduces the Republican Referendum Bill to Parliament

Pondoland resistance, photo source: unknown

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Mass arrests in Pondoland

Chapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg

Chapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg

The ‘four nation’ thesis

The ‘four nation’ thesis

Southern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2014 submissions

Southern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2014 submissions

Michael Guthrie Scott portrait

Michael Guthrie Scott

The TRC is set up by parliament

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The TRC is set up by parliament

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Patrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born

International Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting

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International Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting

Walter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg

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Walter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg

Albert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

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Albert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba

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Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba

Interview with Oliver Tambo by Mayibuye on the current situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in general, 01 March 1984

… Now people compare this upsurge to events of the early 1960s or events of 1976-77 and 1980. But how can we say we …

O. R. Tambo Interview with Mayibuye on the Current Situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in General 1984

… Now people compare this upsurge to events of the early 1960s or events of 1976-77 and 1980. But how can we say we …

The last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay

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The last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay

The South African security police bombed two houses in Manzini, Swaziland

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The South African security police bombed two houses in Manzini, Swaziland