| 15 July 1985 |
South Africa
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Racism
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A consumer boycott begins in Port Elizabeth
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| 27 June 1985 |
South Africa
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Racism
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Security police abduct and kill the Cradock Four
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| 27 June 1985 |
South Africa
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South Africa
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Security forces abduct and kill the Cradock Four
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| 21 March 1985 |
South Africa
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Racism
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Police fire on a funeral procession near Uitenhage
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| 21 March 1985 |
South Africa
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South Africa
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Police carry out the Langa Massacre in Uitenhage
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| 10 February 1985 |
South Africa
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South Africa
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Zindzi Mandela rejects conditional freedom for her father
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| 10 February 1985 |
South Africa
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Racism
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Zindzi Mandela reads her father's rejection of conditional release
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| 5 November 1984 |
South Africa
|
South Africa
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A major Transvaal stay-away begins
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| 3 September 1984 |
South Africa
|
South Africa
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The Vaal uprising begins
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| 3 September 1984 |
South Africa
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Racism
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The Vaal uprising connects rent struggles with political resistance
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| 28 August 1984 |
South Africa
|
South Africa
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Indian voters largely boycott tricameral elections
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| 22 August 1984 |
South Africa
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South Africa
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Coloured voters largely boycott tricameral elections
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| 22 August 1984 |
South Africa
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Racism
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An election boycott challenges the tricameral system
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| 2 November 1983 |
South Africa
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South Africa
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White voters approve the tricameral constitution
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| 20 August 1983 |
South Africa
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South Africa
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The United Democratic Front is launched
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