| 10 Mei 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as democratic president
|
| 9 Mei 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The National Assembly elects Mandela president
|
| 2 Mei 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Mandela announces the ANC's election victory
|
| 27 April 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
South Africans vote in the first nonracial democratic election
|
| 26 April 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Special voting begins in the first democratic election
|
| 24 April 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A car bomb kills people in Johannesburg
|
| 19 April 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The IFP agrees to participate in the election
|
| 31 Maart 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A state of emergency is declared in Natal
|
| 28 Maart 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Shell House shooting occurs
|
| 15 Maart 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC publishes its election manifesto
|
| 11 Maart 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Bophuthatswana government collapses
|
| 21 Januari 1994 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC adopts the Reconstruction and Development Programme
|
| 18 November 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Negotiators endorse the interim constitution
|
| 15 Oktober 1993 |
Noorwegen
|
South Africa
|
Mandela and De Klerk receive the Nobel Peace Prize
|
| 25 Juli 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Gunmen attack St James Church
|
| 25 Juni 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Armed right-wingers storm the World Trade Centre
|
| 23 April 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Oliver Tambo dies
|
| 19 April 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A mass funeral is held for Chris Hani
|
| 13 April 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Mandela addresses the nation after Hani's assassination
|
| 10 April 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Chris Hani is assassinated
|
| 1 April 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Multi-Party Negotiating Process begins
|
| 4 Maart 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A negotiation planning conference opens
|
| 26 Januari 1993 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
ANC and government delegations report progress in bilateral talks
|
| 15 November 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Forty-two political prisoners are released
|
| 16 Oktober 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Goldstone Commission exposes a military intelligence centre
|
| 26 September 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC and government sign the Record of Understanding
|
| 21 September 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Mandela and De Klerk agree to resume negotiations
|
| 7 September 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Ciskei forces carry out the Bisho Massacre
|
| 26 Augustus 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
ANC and government delegations hold a bilateral summit
|
| 3 Augustus 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A forty-eight-hour general strike begins
|
| 21 Juni 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC suspends negotiations after Boipatong
|
| 17 Juni 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Boipatong Massacre takes place
|
| 16 Juni 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC begins an open-ended mass-action campaign
|
| 16 Mei 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
CODESA II ends in deadlock
|
| 17 Maart 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
White voters approve continued negotiations
|
| 24 Februari 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC submits a constitutional blueprint to CODESA
|
| 8 Januari 1992 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC launches its electoral campaign
|
| 21 December 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
CODESA parties sign the Declaration of Intent
|
| 20 December 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
CODESA begins at the World Trade Centre
|
| 30 November 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Parties agree to convene CODESA
|
| 26 Oktober 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Patriotic Front Conference opens
|
| 14 September 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The National Peace Accord is signed
|
| 9 Augustus 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
MK holds its first conference inside South Africa
|
| 22 Juli 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC demands action over Inkathagate
|
| 5 Juli 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela is elected ANC president
|
| 2 Juli 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC opens its first national conference inside South Africa since 1959
|
| 17 Juni 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act
|
| 2 Mei 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
De Klerk offers constitutional and security-law concessions
|
| 15 April 1991 |
Zimbabwe
|
South Africa
|
The ANC and PAC begin a joint conference in Harare
|
| 16 Februari 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Bheki Mlangeni is killed by a parcel bomb
|
| 12 Februari 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government and ANC sign the D. F. Malan Accord
|
| 29 Januari 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Mandela and Buthelezi address an ANC-IFP peace summit
|
| 28 Januari 1991 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC demands removal of police implicated in violence
|
| 14 December 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC opens its first consultative conference inside South Africa in thirty years
|
| 13 December 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Oliver Tambo returns after thirty years in exile
|
| 6 December 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Mass marches demand release of political prisoners
|
| 1 November 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government publishes political-prisoner release guidelines
|
| 8 Oktober 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government permits thousands of exiles to return
|
| 20 September 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC and IFP hold high-level peace talks
|
| 11 September 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Democratic organizations meet De Klerk about political violence
|
| 31 Augustus 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The UN committee warns about escalating transition violence
|
| 17 Augustus 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
ANC and COSATU allege security-force orchestration of violence
|
| 16 Augustus 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Mandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks on violence
|
| 15 Augustus 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Troops enter townships amid ANC-IFP violence
|
| 6 Augustus 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC and government sign the Pretoria Minute
|
| 7 Juni 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The nationwide state of emergency is lifted
|
| 2 Mei 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC and government adopt the Groote Schuur Minute
|
| 26 Maart 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police kill demonstrators at Sebokeng
|
| 4 Maart 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Political prisoners begin a hunger strike on Robben Island
|
| 11 Februari 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela is released
|
| 10 Februari 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
De Klerk announces Mandela's unconditional release
|
| 2 Februari 1990 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government unbans liberation organizations
|
| 28 November 1989 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
De Klerk orders the National Security Management System dismantled
|
| 29 Oktober 1989 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A mass rally welcomes the released leaders
|
| 15 Oktober 1989 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Seven senior political prisoners are released
|
| 20 September 1989 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
F. W. de Klerk becomes state president
|
| 13 September 1989 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A mass peace march takes place in Cape Town
|
| 6 September 1989 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A segregated general election meets mass protest
|
| 7 December 1988 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela is moved to Victor Verster Prison
|
| 11 Juni 1988 |
Verenigd Koninkrijk
|
South Africa
|
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute is held
|
| 24 Februari 1988 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government restricts the UDF and allied organizations
|
| 5 November 1987 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Govan Mbeki is released from prison
|
| 9 Augustus 1987 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Mineworkers begin a historic national strike
|
| 7 Mei 1987 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A bomb destroys COSATU House
|
| 6 Mei 1987 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The National Party wins the white general election
|
| 5 Oktober 1986 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
NACTU is founded
|
| 2 Oktober 1986 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The US Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sanctions
|
| 16 Juni 1986 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The state suppresses the tenth anniversary of Soweto
|
| 12 Juni 1986 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A nationwide state of emergency is imposed
|
| 7 Maart 1986 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The 1985 state of emergency is lifted
|
| 30 November 1985 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Workers establish COSATU
|
| 15 Oktober 1985 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police carry out the Trojan Horse killings
|
| 15 Augustus 1985 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
P. W. Botha delivers the Rubicon speech
|
| 20 Juli 1985 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government declares a partial state of emergency
|
| 27 Juni 1985 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Security forces abduct and kill the Cradock Four
|
| 14 Juni 1985 |
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
South African forces raid Gaborone
|
| 21 Maart 1985 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police carry out the Langa Massacre in Uitenhage
|
| 10 Februari 1985 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Zindzi Mandela rejects conditional freedom for her father
|
| 10 December 1984 |
Noorwegen
|
South Africa
|
Desmond Tutu receives the Nobel Peace Prize
|
| 5 November 1984 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A major Transvaal stay-away begins
|
| 3 September 1984 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Vaal uprising begins
|
| 28 Augustus 1984 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Indian voters largely boycott tricameral elections
|
| 22 Augustus 1984 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Coloured voters largely boycott tricameral elections
|
| 2 November 1983 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
White voters approve the tricameral constitution
|
| 20 Augustus 1983 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The United Democratic Front is launched
|
| 20 Mei 1983 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Church Street bombing strikes air-force headquarters
|
| 18 December 1982 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
MK bombs the Koeberg nuclear power station site
|
| 9 December 1982 |
Lesotho
|
South Africa
|
South African commandos carry out the Maseru raid
|
| 17 Augustus 1982 |
Mozambique
|
South Africa
|
Ruth First is assassinated
|
| 31 Maart 1982 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela is transferred to Pollsmoor Prison
|
| 5 Februari 1982 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Neil Aggett dies in detention
|
| 17 December 1981 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN proclaims a year of mobilization for sanctions
|
| 9 Augustus 1981 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
MK attacks Voortrekkerhoogte military headquarters
|
| 31 Mei 1981 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nationwide protests reject Republic Day celebrations
|
| 30 Januari 1981 |
Mozambique
|
South Africa
|
South African forces raid Matola
|
| 3 November 1980 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Black journalists begin a nationwide strike
|
| 24 September 1980 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government closes more than seventy Black schools
|
| 1 Juni 1980 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
MK attacks the Sasol fuel plants
|
| 4 April 1980 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
MK attacks Booysens Police Station
|
| 25 Januari 1980 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Silverton Siege takes place
|
| 8 Januari 1980 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC declares the Year of the Charter
|
| 14 April 1979 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
FOSATU is founded
|
| 6 April 1979 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Solomon Mahlangu is executed
|
| 28 September 1978 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
P. W. Botha becomes prime minister
|
| 3 Mei 1978 |
Angola
|
South Africa
|
South African forces attack Cassinga
|
| 19 Oktober 1977 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Black Wednesday suppresses organizations and newspapers
|
| 25 September 1977 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Thousands attend Steve Biko's funeral
|
| 12 September 1977 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Steve Biko dies in police custody
|
| 18 Augustus 1977 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Steve Biko is arrested near Grahamstown
|
| 21 Maart 1977 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Steve Biko is detained again
|
| 21 December 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The SASO Nine are convicted
|
| 17 Oktober 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Resistance erupts again in Soweto
|
| 15 September 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A mass stay-away grips Cape Town
|
| 23 Augustus 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Cape students demonstrate in solidarity with Soweto
|
| 11 Augustus 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The youth uprising spreads across Cape Town townships
|
| 4 Augustus 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Soweto residents march and strike
|
| 2 Augustus 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
University of the Western Cape students begin a solidarity boycott
|
| 17 Juni 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Resistance and police repression intensify in Soweto
|
| 16 Juni 1976 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Students launch the Soweto uprising
|
| 1 Januari 1976 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN Centre Against Apartheid is established
|
| 12 Oktober 1974 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Black Consciousness activists are detained after the Viva Frelimo rallies
|
| 26 September 1974 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The ANC and PAC receive observer status at the UN
|
| 25 September 1974 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Viva Frelimo rallies celebrate Mozambique's liberation
|
| 1 Februari 1974 |
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
SASO leader Onkgopotse Tiro is killed by a parcel bomb
|
| 30 November 1973 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN adopts the Apartheid Convention
|
| 11 September 1973 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police shoot striking miners at Western Deep Levels
|
| 2 Maart 1973 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The state restricts Black Consciousness leaders
|
| 9 Januari 1973 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Durban strikes begin at Coronation Brick and Tile
|
| 1 Juli 1969 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
SASO adopts its constitution and elects Steve Biko president
|
| 2 December 1968 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN calls for suspension of cultural and sporting exchanges
|
| 18 Juni 1968 |
Zweden
|
South Africa
|
Oliver Tambo calls for stronger international action against apartheid
|
| 2 Augustus 1967 |
Zimbabwe
|
South Africa
|
The Luthuli Detachment enters the Wankie campaign
|
| 21 Juli 1967 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Albert Luthuli dies
|
| 9 Mei 1966 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Bram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
|
| 21 Maart 1966 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The first International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed
|
| 11 Februari 1966 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
District Six is declared a white group area
|
| 11 November 1965 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Bram Fischer is arrested after months underground
|
| 25 Juni 1965 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Detention without trial is extended to 180 days
|
| 18 Augustus 1964 |
Zwitserland
|
South Africa
|
South Africa is excluded from the Tokyo Olympic Games
|
| 12 Juni 1964 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Rivonia defendants receive life sentences
|
| 20 April 1964 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela delivers the 'I am prepared to die' statement
|
| 4 Maart 1964 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The prosecution rests in the Rivonia Trial
|
| 13 November 1963 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN General Assembly urges an oil embargo against South Africa
|
| 9 Oktober 1963 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Rivonia accused first appear in court
|
| 5 September 1963 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Looksmart Ngudle dies in detention
|
| 7 Augustus 1963 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN Security Council calls for a voluntary arms embargo
|
| 11 Juli 1963 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police raid Liliesleaf Farm
|
| 26 Juni 1963 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Walter Sisulu broadcasts on underground ANC radio
|
| 25 Mei 1963 |
Ethiopië
|
South Africa
|
The Organization of African Unity is founded
|
| 2 April 1963 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN Special Committee on Apartheid holds its first meeting
|
| 22 November 1962 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Paarl Revolt is suppressed
|
| 7 November 1962 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison
|
| 6 November 1962 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN General Assembly adopts Resolution 1761
|
| 13 Oktober 1962 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Helen Joseph becomes the first person placed under house arrest under the Sabotage Act
|
| 5 Augustus 1962 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela is arrested near Howick
|
| 16 Maart 1962 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Poqo members clash with police in Langa
|
| 1 Februari 1962 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Albert Luthuli rejects the Bantustan policy
|
| 16 December 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Umkhonto we Sizwe begins its sabotage campaign
|
| 5 Juli 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Indemnity Act shields officials from accountability
|
| 31 Mei 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Republic is proclaimed amid liberation protests
|
| 29 Mei 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A national stay-at-home begins
|
| 12 Mei 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The General Law Amendment Act expands detention powers
|
| 1 April 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Robben Island becomes a prison for political prisoners
|
| 29 Maart 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Treason Trial defendants are acquitted
|
| 25 Maart 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The All-in African Conference opens in Pietermaritzburg
|
| 15 Maart 1961 |
Verenigd Koninkrijk
|
South Africa
|
South Africa announces withdrawal from the Commonwealth
|
| 2 Maart 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Bishop Ambrose Reeves resigns after deportation
|
| 23 Januari 1961 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The UN Secretary-General reports no agreement on apartheid
|
| 7 Oktober 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The defence closes its case in the Treason Trial
|
| 26 Augustus 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Emergency regulations imposed after Sharpeville are lifted
|
| 12 April 1960 |
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
Oliver Tambo reaches Francistown on his journey into exile
|
| 8 April 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government bans the ANC and PAC
|
| 7 April 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Unlawful Organisations Act comes into force
|
| 1 April 1960 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 134
|
| 30 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The apartheid government declares a state of emergency
|
| 30 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Philip Kgosana leads a mass march into Cape Town
|
| 28 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A national stay-at-home protests the Sharpeville Massacre
|
| 27 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police temporarily suspend enforcement of pass laws
|
| 25 Maart 1960 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
|
African and Asian states request an urgent UN Security Council meeting
|
| 23 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
PAC leaders are charged after the anti-pass campaign
|
| 22 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government defends police action after Sharpeville
|
| 21 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police carry out the Sharpeville Massacre
|
| 21 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police shoot anti-pass protesters in Langa
|
| 16 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Robert Sobukwe announces the PAC anti-pass campaign
|
| 14 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The defence opens its case in the Treason Trial
|
| 19 Juni 1959 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act is passed
|
| 6 April 1959 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Pan Africanist Congress is founded
|
| 3 September 1958 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Hendrik Verwoerd becomes prime minister
|
| 1 April 1957 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Alexandra bus boycott wins a compromise
|
| 7 Januari 1957 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Alexandra bus boycott begins
|
| 5 December 1956 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Police arrest Congress Alliance leaders for treason
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| 9 Augustus 1956 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Twenty thousand women march on the Union Buildings
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| 27 Oktober 1955 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Women march against passes in Pretoria
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| 26 Juni 1955 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Congress of the People adopts the Freedom Charter
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| 25 Juni 1955 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Congress of the People opens at Kliptown
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| 5 Maart 1955 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The South African Congress of Trade Unions is founded
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| 9 Februari 1955 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Police begin the forced removal of Sophiatown
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| 17 April 1954 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Federation of South African Women is founded
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| 5 Oktober 1953 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Bantu Education Act becomes law
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| 4 Maart 1953 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Public Safety Act expands emergency powers
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| 2 December 1952 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Defiance Campaign leaders are convicted
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| 30 Juli 1952 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Police arrest leaders of the Defiance Campaign
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| 26 Juni 1952 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Defiance Campaign begins
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| 22 Juni 1952 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Volunteers pledge themselves to the Defiance Campaign
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| 6 April 1952 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Mass meetings protest the Van Riebeeck tercentenary
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| 27 Juni 1951 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Bantu Authorities Act establishes segregated administrations
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| 7 Juli 1950 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Group Areas Act becomes law
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| 7 Juli 1950 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Population Registration Act becomes law
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| 26 Juni 1950 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The first national Freedom Day protest takes place
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| 20 Juni 1950 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Communist Party dissolves before it is banned
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| 1 Mei 1950 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Police kill protesters during the May Day strike
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| 17 December 1949 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The ANC adopts the Programme of Action
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| 13 Januari 1949 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Durban riots begin
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| 26 Mei 1948 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The National Party wins the general election
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| 9 Maart 1947 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Doctors' Pact unites African and Indian congresses
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| 8 December 1946 |
Verenigde Staten
|
South Africa
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The United Nations condemns discrimination against Indians in South Africa
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| 12 Augustus 1946 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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African mineworkers launch a mass strike
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| 13 Juni 1946 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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Indian South Africans begin the Passive Resistance Campaign
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| 2 April 1944 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC Youth League is founded
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| 16 December 1943 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The ANC adopts African Claims
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| 6 September 1939 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
South Africa enters the Second World War
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| 31 Augustus 1936 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Native Trust and Land Act comes into operation
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| 7 April 1936 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
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Parliament passes the Representation of Natives Act
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| 15 December 1935 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The All-African Convention opens in Bloemfontein
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| 19 Mei 1930 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
White women receive the parliamentary vote
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| 30 September 1927 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
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The Immorality Act criminalizes interracial relationships
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| 1 September 1927 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Native Administration Act centralizes racial rule
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| 8 Mei 1925 |
Zuid-Afrika
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South Africa
|
Afrikaans becomes an official language of the Union
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| 14 Juni 1923 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Natives Urban Areas Act institutionalizes influx control
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| 10 Maart 1922 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The government declares martial law during the Rand Revolt
|
| 29 Juli 1921 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Communist Party of South Africa is founded
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| 24 Mei 1921 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Police carry out the Bulhoek Massacre
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| 17 Februari 1920 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
African mineworkers begin a major Witwatersrand strike
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| 7 Januari 1919 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Bantu Women's League launches anti-pass resistance
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| 7 Januari 1919 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union is founded
|
| 21 Februari 1917 |
Verenigd Koninkrijk
|
South Africa
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The SS Mendi sinks in the English Channel
|
| 26 Juni 1914 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Indian Relief Act settles major satyagraha demands
|
| 6 November 1913 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Gandhi leads the Great March across the Transvaal border
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| 19 Juni 1913 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Natives Land Act takes effect
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| 14 Juni 1913 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Immigration Regulation Act restricts Asian migration
|
| 22 Oktober 1912 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Gopal Krishna Gokhale begins a South African tour
|
| 8 Januari 1912 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The South African Native National Congress is founded
|
| 11 Juli 1911 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The last indenture ship arrives in Natal
|
| 27 April 1911 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Indian passive resistance is suspended for negotiations
|
| 31 Mei 1910 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Union of South Africa is established
|
| 26 Februari 1910 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
A day of mourning protests the exclusionary Union
|
| 20 September 1909 |
Verenigd Koninkrijk
|
South Africa
|
The South Africa Act receives royal assent
|
| 16 Augustus 1908 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Resisters burn registration certificates in Johannesburg
|
| 11 Januari 1908 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Gandhi and other resisters are sentenced
|
| 11 September 1906 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Johannesburg meeting adopts the Satyagraha pledge
|
| 10 Juni 1906 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Colonial forces massacre Bhambatha's fighters at Mome Gorge
|
| 4 April 1906 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Bhambatha's fighters ambush a colonial police column
|
| 20 Maart 1904 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Johannesburg authorities burn the Coolie Location
|
| 4 Juni 1903 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Indian Opinion publishes its first issue
|
| 31 Mei 1902 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the South African War
|
| 11 Oktober 1899 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The South African War begins
|
| 22 Augustus 1894 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Natal Indian Congress is founded
|
| 27 Juli 1894 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Glen Grey Act advances territorial segregation
|
| 7 Juni 1893 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Gandhi is expelled from a first-class railway carriage
|
| 8 Februari 1884 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
King Cetshwayo dies
|
| 13 Augustus 1882 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
King Sekhukhune is assassinated
|
| 2 December 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
British forces capture King Sekhukhune
|
| 2 September 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Britain imposes a peace settlement on the Zulu Kingdom
|
| 28 Augustus 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
British forces capture King Cetshwayo
|
| 4 Juli 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
British forces defeat the Zulu army at Ulundi
|
| 29 Maart 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
British forces defeat the Zulu army at Kambula
|
| 28 Maart 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Zulu forces defeat a British column at Hlobane
|
| 22 Januari 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Zulu army defeats the British at Isandlwana
|
| 22 Januari 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Zulu forces attack Rorke's Drift
|
| 20 Januari 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
British troops establish an exposed camp at Isandlwana
|
| 12 Januari 1879 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
British forces invade the Zulu Kingdom
|
| 11 December 1878 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Britain delivers an ultimatum to King Cetshwayo
|
| 12 April 1877 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Britain annexes the Transvaal
|
| 26 November 1860 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Belvedere brings a second group of indentured workers
|
| 16 November 1860 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The first indentured Indian workers arrive in Natal
|
| 24 December 1850 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
AmaNgqika attacks begin the Eighth War of Dispossession
|
| 23 December 1847 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Britain proclaims British Kaffraria
|
| 16 December 1838 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Voortrekker forces defeat the Zulu army at Blood River
|
| 1 December 1838 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Compulsory apprenticeship of formerly enslaved people ends
|
| 12 Mei 1835 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
British forces kill King Hintsa
|
| 29 April 1835 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
King Hintsa enters the British camp under safe conduct
|
| 1 December 1834 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Slavery is formally abolished in the Cape Colony
|
| 17 Juli 1828 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Ordinance 50 removes pass restrictions on Khoikhoi
|
| 22 April 1819 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Makhanda leads an attack on Grahamstown
|
| 27 Oktober 1808 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Enslaved and Khoikhoi workers march on Cape Town
|
| 8 Januari 1806 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Britain defeats the Batavian forces at Blaauwberg
|
| 31 Maart 1799 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Johannes van der Kemp arrives at the Cape
|
| 16 September 1795 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Cape Colony capitulates to Britain
|
| 7 Augustus 1795 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
British forces attack the Dutch position at Muizenberg
|
| 19 Mei 1659 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Khoikhoi resistance begins the First Khoikhoi-Dutch War
|
| 1 Mei 1659 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Van Riebeeck creates a burgher militia
|
| 6 Mei 1658 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Hasselt brings enslaved West Africans to the Cape
|
| 28 Maart 1658 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The Amersfoort brings enslaved Angolans to the Cape
|
| 2 Maart 1653 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
Abraham, an enslaved stowaway, reaches the Cape
|
| 6 April 1652 |
Zuid-Afrika
|
South Africa
|
The VOC establishes a settlement at the Cape
|