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Lesotho Timeline
Article
Oct 15, 2014

Lesotho Timeline

Pre-1804 Khoisan hunter gatherers are the first inhabitants of the region, before Sotho-Tswana peoples colonized the g...

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Yusuf Dadoo Timeline
Article
Sep 22, 2014

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline

The Yusuf Dadoo timeline includes the history of one the leading members of the South African communist movement. Starti...

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Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
Article
Jul 08, 2014

Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899

 

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World War I Timeline 1916
Article
Jun 13, 2014

World War I Timeline 1916

18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 Februar...

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World War I Timeline 1915
Article
Jun 13, 2014

World War I Timeline 1915

1 January Battle of Artois and Champagne in France begins. 31 January 1915 The German Army makes use of poison gas...

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Timeline of the 2014 general elections
Article
May 09, 2014

Timeline of the 2014 general elections

2013 9 and 10 November 2013, South Africa’s first registration weekend for the 2014 National and Provincial electi...

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Timeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
Article
Apr 17, 2014

Timeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014

1994 27 April,South Africa's interim constitution which was adopted in November 1993 came into effect on 27th April 1...

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Timeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
Article
Feb 04, 2014

Timeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes

1972 October and December - Strikes at the Durban docks October 1972 - when new wages for dockworkers were not imp...

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Timeline Interim Constitution 1991 to 1993
Article
Jan 24, 2014

Timeline Interim Constitution 1991 to 1993

1991 On 13 November 1991, Nelson Mandela announced that the first constitutional talks would take place on 29 and 30 ...

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World War I Timeline 1914
Article
Jan 13, 2014

World War I Timeline 1914

The outbreak of the First World War was precipitated by the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Franz Fer...

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Robert Mcbride timeline
Article
Oct 31, 2013

Robert Mcbride timeline

 

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Passive Resistance Campaign Timeline
Article
Oct 08, 2013

Passive Resistance Campaign Timeline

1906 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg in connection with ...

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Forced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
Article
Sep 11, 2013

Forced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991

 

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The Langa March, 30 March 1960
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Aug 23, 2013

The Langa March, 30 March 1960

 

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Timeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
Article
Aug 16, 2013

Timeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013

The events at Lonmin Mine in Marikana in the North West Province were a tragic stain on the history of post Apartheid So...

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