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African National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
Article
Mar 16, 2022

African National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS TIMELINE — 2011 – 2020 2011 8 January 2011 African National Congress (ANC) Presi...

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United Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
Article
Aug 20, 2018

United Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990

1983 On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of a ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) ...

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South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO): An Organisational Timeline
Article
Jan 23, 2017

South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO): An Organisational Timeline

1952The African National Congress’ (ANC) Defiance Campaign against the South African Apartheid Regime, which in the foll...

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SASO till SASCO
Article
May 28, 2015

SASO till SASCO

1968 December SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by ...

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Cosatu timeline
Article
Apr 30, 2015

Cosatu timeline

2010 19 January: (Congress of South African Trade Unions) COSATU affiliate The Food and Allied Workers' Union (FAWU) ...

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List of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
Article
Dec 08, 2014

List of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations

ANC-2nd Submission to TRC - APPENDIX FOUR Please note: Information in this list was drawn from press reports and t...

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Timeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
Article
Oct 26, 2012

Timeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919

The period preceding the formation of the South Africa Union witnessed the establishment and growth of trade unionism wh...

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African National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
Article
Oct 24, 2011

African National Congress Timeline 1980-1989

The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the...

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Pan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
Article
Sep 07, 2011

Pan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011

In 1959 the Africanists broke away from the ANC and formed the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The histories of these two...

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African National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
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Jul 19, 2011

African National Congress Timeline 1920-1929

The ANC in the 1920s was largely weakened and suffered from both organisation incapacity and financial constraints. Duri...

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African National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
Article
Apr 26, 2011

African National Congress Timeline 1910-1919

This period was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as well as ...

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Organization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
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Mar 31, 2011

Organization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000

1884 Otto von Bismarck chairs the Berlin Conference to stem the scramble for Africa. Only Morocco, Ethiopia, and Liber...

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South African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
Article
Mar 21, 2011

South African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996

Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow th...

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United Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
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Mar 21, 2011

United Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994

1946 22 June, The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Af...

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South African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
Article
Mar 21, 2011

South African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997

1919 Formation of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Africa (ICU). 1924 Introduction of Industrial Con...

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