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BiographyWalter Ernest Stanford
Walter Ernest Mortimer Stanford was born on 2 August 1850 in Alice. His grandparents were part of the 1820 settlers. His father, William Stanford was born in…
BiographyVejaynand ‘Vejay’ Indurjith Ramlakan
… Worker’s Association, and also a founding member of the United Democratic Front (UDF). As part of the command … the African National Congress, a founding…
BiographyTheresa Solomon
… (CAHAC). CAHAC was one of the founding members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Western Cape. In 1980, … Community activist, political prisoner,…
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
Frances Rix Ames was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), on 20 April 1920. Her father deserted the family when she was still an infant, leaving her…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… The ANC won 62.65% of the votes and became the ruling party. Nelson Mandela served as the first democratically … to protest against President F.W. de Klerk’s…
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… and brought the matter before the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). The meeting began on 23 October 1946 … In December 1946 the majority of the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… racist government. In elections held in 1948, the National Party seized power and set in motion plans to implement … 88 non-European organizations convened…
BiographyLefifi Tladi
… Black Arts Studios), the band also became regulars at the United States Embassy’s jazz appreciation sessions under the …
BiographySelbourne Charlton Sobizwa “Selby” Mvusi
… Prof. Viktor Lowenfeld, at Pennsylvania State University, United States of America (USA). In 1958 he exhibited 15 …
BiographyManiben Sita
… and Sita became an executive member. The TIC joined the United Democratic Front (UDF) that was formed to halt the …
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… elections for a Legislative Assembly. The Het Volk, a party of the Afrikaners in the Transvaal wins the election … as the African Association and pledges ANC…
A Message to Every Voter from the African National Congress, April 1958
… who are denied the franchise. Neither the Nationalist Party nor the United Party represent or are supported by the African National …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… Africa Convention (AAC) in Bloemfontein. Far from being a united force for a significant part of the 1930s, the ANC was … Independent ANC (I-ANC) is formed,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… Alfred Nzo submits a letter, on behalf of the ANC, to the United Nations which condemns the announcement by the government of the United Kingdom that it…
BiographyJeremy Vearey
… Robben Island in 1988. He was recruited into the Communist party (CPSA) on the island. He would continue teaching …
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
As the driving force behind the creation of the Ko-operatieve Wijn-bouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika, Beperkt (The Co-operative Wine Growers' Association of…
BiographyGovin Reddy
… It was a trying period. Just before moving to Chicago, United States of America (USA), Reddy had married Kasturi … he crossed the border into Swaziland. He…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… prisoners and the return of exiles and the formal all party negotiations which drafted an interim constitution. The … National Congress (ANC) , the South…
BiographySumboornam Pillay
… the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Party (NP) in the early 1990s, Moodley did not agree with …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… of the growing relationship between the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) and the ANC, Dr. A.B. Xuma uses … till 1949. 7 July, General elections are…
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… full-scale war, especially that which existed between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II." - … tension exists specifically between the…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… Whites, who were until then at war with each other, united to form a government that excluded the African … The birth of the ANC provided the African…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… support from these two countries. 8 October, Addresses the United Nations General Assembly Special Political Committee … at the Meeting of the Special…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… Introduction In 1948 with the election of the National Party and the enforcement of an Apartheid State, it took time … for a boycott, in 1968, that the…
BiographyRobert Anthony Basil Waterwitch
… Cape (UWC), where he also became a leader among the United Democratic Front (UDF) Youth of Belgravia. Remembered …
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… Albertina Sisulu was elected president of the newly formed United Democratic Front (UDF). In this capacity she supported … apartheid from within the system…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… It appealed for a rethink on relations with the United Party (UP ), the Liberal Party (LP) and Progressive Party … Committee demanded that the ANC and the…
Document 89 “People’s Front and the Cry for Unity in South Africa”, The Spark, 2, 4, April 1936
… with all the other Stalinist parties, the Communist Party of South Africa , i.e... the few officials left from … the so-called Labour Press has been full of…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… Africa withdraws due to a lack of support promised by the United States. UNITA and the FNLA withdraw to the bush where … establishes itself firmly as a…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to … required to manage the transition…