The Pretoria Minute records the ANC's suspension of armed action

Namibia attained independence after the UN-supervised transition and elections. The event ended South African colonial rule and opened an era of national sovereignty. Its decolonial significance...

The ANC and government agreed on steps towards peaceful negotiations. A working group would address political offences, prisoner releases and immunity, while practical obstacles facing exiles also...

An occupation of Santo Domingo church in Quito helped open the mobilization that developed into the June Indigenous uprising. Communities demanded land, dignity and recognition of Indigenous...

The Supreme Court decided R. v. Sparrow, arising from a Musqueam fisher's prosecution under fishing regulations. The judgment addressed protection of existing Aboriginal rights under section 35 and...

Police moved against a Mohawk barricade opposing a golf-course expansion on disputed land. An officer died in the confrontation, and the standoff widened, including solidarity action at Kahnawake. The...

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act became law. It addressed Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and cultural patrimony held by covered institutions,...

Los Angeles police officers beat Rodney King, and a bystander's recording brought the event to international attention. The case intensified demands for police accountability. Through the DTM...

The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody signed its final report, containing 339 recommendations after investigating 99 deaths. The inquiry addressed custodial procedures and broader...

Parliament adopted the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Bill, targeting the Group Areas Act and major land laws. The principal repeal provisions took effect on 30 June. Removing racial...

Parliament voted to repeal the law underpinning apartheid's racial classification system. The repeal commenced on 28 June, while the existing population register remained relevant during the...