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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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Liberation history Timeline 1940-1949
Article
Aug 16, 2011

Liberation history Timeline 1940-1949

The 1940s were characterised by changes that had a profound effect on the political landscape in South Africa. There was...

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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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Walter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
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Jul 13, 2011

Walter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003

1912 18 May, Walter Ulyate Max Sisulu is born in Engcobo District in the Transkei, in the same year, the ANC was forme...

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Albertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
Article
Jul 13, 2011

Albertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011

1918 21 October Nontsikelelo Thethiwe was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very l...

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Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
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Jul 13, 2011

Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017

1919 Mohamed Kathrada and his wife Hawa, immigrants from India, arrive in Schweizer Reneke, a small town in the Wester...

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Polokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
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Jul 05, 2011

Polokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995

1835 Migration of disaffected Dutch farmers from the Cape Colony 1836 Louis Trichardt and Hans van Rensburg reach ...

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HIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
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May 20, 2011

HIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009

1940s The oldest Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2 (HIV-2) jumps from animals to humans, according to a Washington-based ...

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South Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
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May 04, 2011

South Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009

1910 First general election that followed the establishment of the Union of South Africa. Only White males had the rig...

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Barberton timeline 1884-1911
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Apr 26, 2011

Barberton timeline 1884-1911

1884 4 July, Henry Barber and his cousin Fred discovers Barberton 1884 Small hut prison is established 1874 Th...

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African National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
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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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Nelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
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Apr 11, 2011

Nelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014

2000 January, The partnership is formalized by South African National Aids Council (SANAC) to review its two years of...

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Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
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Apr 05, 2011

Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967

Historical Context to Chief Luthuli Chronology While Chief Luthuli himself preferred another spelling and signed his ...

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Desmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
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Apr 04, 2011

Desmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline

1931 7 October, Desmond Mpilo Tutu is born in Klerksdorp, in the then Transvaal province of South Africa. 1961 Des...

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Nelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
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Apr 04, 2011

Nelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999

1990 2 February, President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30...

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