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Witwatersrand
African mine workers came out on strike. -
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Africa
African mine workers came out on strike. -
Madagascar
Revolt against the French -
Apartheid
Divided country in zones -
Kenya
A state of emergency was declared by the British Governor of Kenya as the Mau Mau began an open uprising against British rule. The British arrested hundreds of Kikuyu tribesman-- among them Jomo Kenyatta who went on to become the first Prime Minister of Kenya. -
Tunisia
Tunisia becomes independent -
Sharpeville
180 black Africans were injured and 69 killed when South African police opened fire on approximately 300 demonstrators at the township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging in the Transvaal. -
Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo becomes independent- Civil War breaks out -
Congo
Lumumba murdered in Congo -
South Africa
Nelson Mandela jailed in South Africa -
Kenya
(2) Kenya becomes independent from Great Britain, Jomo Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union (KANU) party forms the first independent government -
Nelson Mandela sentenced to prison
ANC leader Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment. -
Telephone Booth Stuffing
Originates in South Africa -
More than 3 million people forcibly resettled in black 'homelands'.
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Egypt
President Gamal Abdel-Nasser Dies, Anwar Sadat becomes president of Egypt -
More than 600 killed in clashes between black protesters and security forces during uprising which starts in Soweto.
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Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Egypt
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Sebokeng, Sharpeville, and Boipatong
7,000 South African Defense Troops and police seal off townships of Sebokeng, Sharpeville, and Boipatong. -
Uitenhage
Uitenhage massacre: 19 killed when police shot at a funeral procession -
South Africa
Four British men are jailed for conspiring to smuggle military component into South Africa -
South Africa
State of emergency declared in much of South Africa -
America lends a hand
United States Congress passed the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (CAAA). -
South Africa
Nelson Mandela released after 25 yrs -
Afica, Natal
National State of Emergency is to be lifted with the exception of Natal. -
De Klerk repeals remaining apartheid laws and international sanctions are lifted in South Africa
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Peace Prize
President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are awarded the Unesco Peace Prize. -
Weapons Law
Carrying of dangerous weapons made illegal -
Parliament
President F.W. de Klerk opens parliament and suggests a referendum in which the vote of each race group be counted separately -
April - 39 multi-national pharmaceutical companies halt a legal battle to stop South Africa importing generic Aids drugs. The decision is hailed as a victory for the world's poorest countries in their efforts to import cheaper drugs to combat the virus.
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December - High Court rules that pregnant women must be given Aids drugs to help prevent transmission of the virus to their babies.
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Revolt
In August 2005, religious, civic groups, and the country’s largest trade union body (Cosatu) formed a coalition to challenge the ANC government’s economic policies. -
December - South Africa becomes the first African country, and the fifth in the world, to allow same-sex unions.
