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His Life and Legacy - Oliver Tambo
… elected government, and affirmed the abiding vision of the ANC itself. The African National Congress has consistently … was remarkable for the profound…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… start of armed resistance in South Africa.” 28 March, The ANC calls for a nation-wide strike in protest of the … of the British Labour Party. After the…
The adoption of the Freedom Charter
… The Freedom Charter was not adopted immediately by the ANC. The executives of the four organisations of the Congress … the Transvaal. The Freedom Charter was…
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… , which caused tensions between South Africa and India. In 1952, after the Defiance Campaign, the United Nations … , which caused tensions between South…
Now You Have Touched the Women - African Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960 by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… an innovation of the 1950s. The African National Congress (ANC) had been organising opposition to the legislation since … appeals, petitions and deputations…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… 16 October, Alfred Nzo submits a letter, on behalf of the ANC, to the United Nations which condemns the announcement by … the assistant secretary of the…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… apartheid regime also saw the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) becoming the first … in an era of banishment. Forced…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… – 2020 2011 8 January 2011 African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma delivers the traditional ANC January 8th Statement of the National Executive…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… apartheid government to enter into negotiations with the ANC. In March 1982, Mandela together with senior members of the ANC was transferred from Robben…
Canon Collins Memorial Lecture by Oliver Tambo, 28 May 1987, London
… system was to bring to the people of South Africa. In 1952 and from 1955 onwards, he intervened in the persisting … last twelve months, entered into direct…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… James Calata tours the union in the hope that dormant ANC branches could be revived. The Non-European Front is … is passed Alexandra Bus Boycotts Dr. AB Xuma…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… Afrikaner nationalism, culture and identity. However, in 1952 the name of the day was changed to Day of Covenant. …
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… massacre followed the eruption of violence on 20 October 1952 as the Mau Mau protested the arrest of Jomo Kenyatta and … [Accessed 24 March 2014].|BlackPast…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… 600 to be ‘named’ under the Suppression of Communism Act. 1952 15 March, Gillian, First and Slovo’s second daughter, is …
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… (assistant) 1944-1945: Prof. P.S. Dreyer (assistant) 1949-1952: Prof. E.S. Muller 1950-1963: Prof. S.P.J.J. van Rensburg 1952-1967: Ds. P.M. Smith 1963-1965:…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… after her introduction to the African National Congress, (ANC). After actively participating in the ANC for several years, Mbete decided to leave South…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… to the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) in the liberation struggle. This article looks at the … and closely aligned itself with the politics…
In Conclusion: The Decline and Fall of the Tricameral Parliament
… suppress the revolt. After the African National Congress (ANC) made a call to render the country ungovernable, the UDF, … negotiations with Nelson Mandela in…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… democracy in 1994. The ruling African National Congress (ANC), which won the election, was in the run-up to the poll … by Jacob Zuma. The election saw the…
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… gave way to the 1960s the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) both announced plans … hundreds of arrests were made and in…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) – precipitated the declaration of the State of … Organisations Act on 7 April 1960, which banned…
PlaceTown Hall, 25 Market Street, Uitenhage
… The Cornerstones of both Buildings were laid on 1 July 1952 and the new Building Complex was officially reopened on …
EventAnna Neethling Pohl, South African actress and author, is born
… to folkfeeste (National festivals) which began in 1938. In 1952 she was the co organiser of the Van Riebeeck …
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… such as the 1946 African Mine Workers' Strike, the 1952 Defiance Campaign, the 1955 Freedom Charter …
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… between the National Party officials and leaders of the ANC who were imprisoned. After the Minister of Justice … Nelson Mandela and also other imprisoned or…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… Executive Committee and selected other members of the ANC from outside the country, to enable them to return and … lifting of the state of emergency. In this…
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… in U.P. – from The Hindu newspaper 2007 Events at the ANC’s Polokwane elective conference mark a seismic shift in … world. President Thabo Mbeki is ousted as…
PlaceNyanga Township
… removals in the Cape during the 1950s and 1960s. In mid-1952 the municipalities of Goodwood , Parow and Bellville … Urban Areas Consolidation Act of 1945 (as…
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
… policies, some members of the African National Congress (ANC) began to move away from peaceful protest. The ANC leadership had always stressed the importance…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… in Eastern Bloc countries under the auspices of the ANC. Umkhonto we Sizwe became more visible in its attacks on … power. This display of military capacity…