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British
The British take control of Cape Town.
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CPSA
The CPSA becomes a majority black organization, although it remains a pan-racial organization.
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Apartheid
Policy of apartheid (separateness) adopted when National Party (NP) takes power.
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Nelson Mandela 2
Nelson Mandela travels through Europe and Africa, leaving South Africa illegally. In this, he is aided somewhat by SACP members who have established ties with other parts of the world due to their international communist connections. It is during this time that he visits Oliver Tambo’s House in Muswell Hill.
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Mozambique Independence
Mozambique becomes independent from Portugal. Becomes one of the frontline states in which the ANC begins concentrating men and materials to fight against the apartheid regime. The South African government decides to fund an insurgency to destabilize the country.
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Mac Maharaj ARRESTED
Mac Maharaj is arrested in relation to Operation Vula. The South African Government alleged that Vula was a plot to seize power if the ANC failed in their negotiations with the government. He is later freed.
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Seeking the Truth
Truth and Reconciliation Commission chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu begins hearings on human rights crimes committed by former government and liberation movements during apartheid era.
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Zuma Sacked
President Mbeki sacks his deputy, Jacob Zuma, in the aftermath of a corruption case.
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Around 100,000 gold miners strike over pay, bringing the industry to a standstill.
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Mass Strike
Hundreds of thousands of public-sector workers take part in the biggest strike since the end of apartheid. The strike lasts for four weeks and causes widespread disruption to schools, hospitals and public transport.
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Mass Strike 2
Zuma is elected chairman of the ANC, placing him in a strong position to become the next president. Prosecutors bring new corruption charges against him.
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New Party Launched
A new political party is launched in Bloemfontein, in the first real challenge to the governing ANC. The Congress of the People - or Cope - is made up largely of defectors from the ANC and is headed by former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota.
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Minister Mosiuoa Lekota
ANC and is headed by former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota.
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Trouble Within ANC
The ANC suspends its controversial and influential youth leader, Julius Malema, for five years for bringing the party into disrepute. National Assembly overwhelmingly approves information bill accused by critics of posing a threat to freedom of speech. The ANC says it is needed to safeguard national security.
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Former ANC youth leader Julius Malema is charged with money laundering over a government tender awarded to a company partly owned by his family trust. Mr Malema says the case is a politically motivated attempt to silence his campaign against President Zuma, in particular over the Marikana shootings.
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