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General South African History Timeline: 1930s
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Mar 21, 2011

General South African History Timeline: 1930s

9 July, The Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. Naidoo as the SAIC's...

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General South African History Timeline: 1920s
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Mar 21, 2011

General South African History Timeline: 1920s

July, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of South Africa (ICU) is established as national Black trade union in Bloe...

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General South African History Timeline: 1910s
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Mar 21, 2011

General South African History Timeline: 1910s

1910 Anti-Indian Legislation: The Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions Act. This furthers discri...

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General South African History Timeline: 1900s
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Mar 21, 2011

General South African History Timeline: 1900s

1900 7 May, Paul Kruger addresses the volksraad for the last time before being forced to travel on the Delagoa line to...

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General South African History Timeline: 1800s
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Mar 21, 2011

General South African History Timeline: 1800s

1799-1802 Khoi-San rise up in an unsuccessful but protracted rebellion in the eastern districts of the Cape in what be...

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General South African History Timeline: 1700s
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Mar 21, 2011

General South African History Timeline: 1700s

1700 The first "placaat" (ordinance or statute) restricting the importation of Asian slaves is promulgated. Dlamini ...

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General South African History Timeline: 1500s
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Mar 21, 2011

General South African History Timeline: 1500s

The Portuguese begin mapping and exploring the South African coastline and basic trading takes place between the Khoikho...

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General South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
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Mar 21, 2011

General South African History Timeline: Pre-1500

Modern Humans evolve in Africa, including South Africa and the first African people begin to settle in South Africa. Hun...

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Fatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
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Mar 21, 2011

Fatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010

1928 Fatima Meer was born in Durban, daughter of Moosa and Amina Meer. 1940s Established literacy classes for adul...

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Defiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
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Mar 21, 2011

Defiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952

1948 May 26, The National Party (NP) wins election and immediately introduces apartheid (separateness) measures agains...

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1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987
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Mar 21, 2011

1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987

1867 Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State and Kimberley. 1867 Diamond mining begins in Griqualand West. 1872...

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The Women’s struggle Timeline 1905-2006
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Mar 21, 2011

The Women’s struggle Timeline 1905-2006

A decade by decade events account of the women's struggle in South Africa. 1905 Charlotte Maxeke, formerly a Kim...

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The History of Education: 1658 to present
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Mar 21, 2011

The History of Education: 1658 to present

± 1000 BCE (Pre-colonial) Late Stone Age people (San/Tsam//Xam) teach their children how to hunt and gather food, skin...

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The development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
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Mar 21, 2011

The development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004

1600s In the Dutch colonial era, from the 17th century on, indigenous tribes people and slaves imported from the e...

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A History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
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Mar 21, 2011

A History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005

1824 The Glasgow Missionary Society founded the school of Lovedale at Alice in the Tyume valley in 1824. 1877 ...

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