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Thirty-five people are killed in fighting between pro-Inkatha hostel-dwellers and residents in Soweto.

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The former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere bows out of mainstream politics when he quits as chairman of the ruling CCM party

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu defies public protest laws and leads 120 demonstrators in an anti-apartheid march.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu defies public protest laws and leads 120 demonstrators in an anti-apartheid march.

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In his presidential address to the South African Institute of Race Relations, Rev. Dr Stanley Mogoba said that in spite of abho

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The Security Council rejects and declares null and void the new racist constitution of South Africa. It urges governments and o

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The Security Council rejects and declares null and void the new racist constitution of South Africa. It urges governments and o

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An explosion takes place at the SAP Soweto Branch Headquarters offices, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, injuring five policemen and t

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Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t

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Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t

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Idi Amin expels all Asians from Uganda.

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Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Dayan offers an interim peace agreement with Egypt based on a truce line dividing the Sinai Peni

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Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Dayan offers an interim peace agreement with Egypt based on a truce line dividing the Sinai Peni

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Dr. Philip Blaiberg dies in South Africa, 19 months and 15 days after receiving a heart transplant, a survival record at the ti

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Congolese Premier Moise Tshombe appeals to five African nations to help put down rebellion in the Congo.

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The Defence Minister, J.J. Fouché, announces that the striking power of the Defence Force has been increased twenty-fold

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The Defence Minister, J.J. Fouché, announces that the striking power of the Defence Force has been increased twenty-fold

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Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieves independence with Gabriel L&eacute

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Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieves independence with Gabriel L&eacute

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World War 2: East Africa. The Italian invasion of British Somaliland, which began on August 4, is complete. The Royal Navy succ

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR Executive Council instructs Commandant-General Louis Botha to investigate and, if necessary, to punis

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR Executive Council instructs Commandant-General Louis Botha to investigate and, if necessary, to punis

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Chief Commandant De Wet and Pres. Steyn arrive at Commando Nek, about four hours from Pretoria.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Chief Commandant De Wet and Pres. Steyn arrive at Commando Nek, about four hours from Pretoria.

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The Executive Council of the ZAR announces in an official document that W.H. Struben is considered the real discoverer of the W

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The Executive Council of the ZAR announces in an official document that W.H. Struben is considered the real discoverer of the W

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Dr Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (48), philologist and pioneer in Bushman (San) and Bantu research, dies in Cape Town.

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Thirty-five people are killed in fighting between pro-Inkatha hostel-dwellers and residents in Soweto.

The former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere bows out of mainstream politics when he quits as chairman of the ruling CCM party

Archbishop Desmond Tutu defies public protest laws and leads 120 demonstrators in an anti-apartheid march.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu defies public protest laws and leads 120 demonstrators in an anti-apartheid march.

In his presidential address to the South African Institute of Race Relations, Rev. Dr Stanley Mogoba said that in spite of abho

The Security Council rejects and declares null and void the new racist constitution of South Africa. It urges governments and o

The Security Council rejects and declares null and void the new racist constitution of South Africa. It urges governments and o

An explosion takes place at the SAP Soweto Branch Headquarters offices, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, injuring five policemen and t

Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t

Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t

Idi Amin expels all Asians from Uganda.

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Dayan offers an interim peace agreement with Egypt based on a truce line dividing the Sinai Peni

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Dayan offers an interim peace agreement with Egypt based on a truce line dividing the Sinai Peni

Dr. Philip Blaiberg dies in South Africa, 19 months and 15 days after receiving a heart transplant, a survival record at the ti

Congolese Premier Moise Tshombe appeals to five African nations to help put down rebellion in the Congo.

The Defence Minister, J.J. Fouché, announces that the striking power of the Defence Force has been increased twenty-fold

The Defence Minister, J.J. Fouché, announces that the striking power of the Defence Force has been increased twenty-fold

Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieves independence with Gabriel L&amp;eacute

Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieves independence with Gabriel L&amp;eacute

World War 2: East Africa. The Italian invasion of British Somaliland, which began on August 4, is complete. The Royal Navy succ

The Rehoboth Agreement is signed in Windhoek, SWA (Namibia).

The Rehoboth Agreement is signed in Windhoek, SWA (Namibia).

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall arrive in Cape Town on board the Ophir.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR Executive Council instructs Commandant-General Louis Botha to investigate and, if necessary, to punis

Anglo-Boer War 2: The ZAR Executive Council instructs Commandant-General Louis Botha to investigate and, if necessary, to punis

Anglo-Boer War 2: Chief Commandant De Wet and Pres. Steyn arrive at Commando Nek, about four hours from Pretoria.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Chief Commandant De Wet and Pres. Steyn arrive at Commando Nek, about four hours from Pretoria.

The Executive Council of the ZAR announces in an official document that W.H. Struben is considered the real discoverer of the W

The Executive Council of the ZAR announces in an official document that W.H. Struben is considered the real discoverer of the W

Dr Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (48), philologist and pioneer in Bushman (San) and Bantu research, dies in Cape Town.

Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieves independence with Gabriel L&eacute

Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieves independence with Gabriel L&eacute