South Africa timeline
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Nelson Mandela arrested for leaving country illegally
On 5 August 1962 Mandela was arrested after living on the run for seventeen months, and was imprisoned in the Johannesburg Fort.[38] The arrest was... Read more
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Rivonia Trial
The Rivonia Trial was a trial that took place in South Africa between 1963 and 1964, in which ten leaders of the African National Congress were... Read more
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First Human-to-Human Heart Transplant is Performed
I was 15 years old when Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant. I still have the Life magazine cover. My dad was a cardiologist,... Read more
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Desmond Tutu is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of... Read more
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Coretta Scott King Travels To South Africa
During the 1980s, Scott King reaffirmed her long-standing opposition to apartheid, participating in a series of sit-in protests in Washington, D.C.... Read more
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Nelson Mandela Released from Prison
11 February 1990: After 27 years of imprisonment, Mandela is released. His new life is busy, visiting old friends and supporters, becoming deputy... Read more
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Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk are Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, born 18 July 1918 in Transkei, South Africa, is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in a fully... Read more
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Nelson Mandela inaugurated as South Africa's first black President
South Africa's first multi-racial elections in which full enfranchisement was granted were held on 27 April 1994. The ANC won 62% of the votes in... Read more
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Vaal Reef Gold Mine Elevator Disaster
Deep, dirty, and dangerous - the life of a South African goldminer is often short and brutal. More than 69,000 miners were killed in work-related... Read more
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Ellis Park Stadium Disaster
ON this day in 2001 fans of the Orlando Pirates and Kaiser Chiefs gathered excitedly for a match between the two rivals – the biggest derby game in... Read more
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President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa Resigns
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served almost two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South... Read more
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Kgalema Motlanthe is Elected as the President of South Africa
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe (pronounced [ˈk͡xɑ.lɪ.mɑ mʊ.ˈt͡ɬ’ɑ.n.tʰɛ]) (born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who served as President of... Read more
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Crash of Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771
A young boy appeared to be the only survivor on Wednesday after a Libyan airliner crashed while landing at the airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing... Read more
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World Cup 2010 Kicks Off in South Africa
South Africa opens the soccer World Cup against Mexico today on a 12-match unbeaten streak that has raised local expectations ahead of a tournament... Read more
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World Cup Refuses to Ban Deafening Plastic Trumpets, called 'Vuvuzelas'
The incessant blasting of the plastic trumpets has become the unofficial World Cup soundtrack, but the vuvuzelas have triggered controversy. A... Read more
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