| 1 | 8.9.1771 | Birthday | Mungo Park, Scottish born explorer of Africa |
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| 2 | 10.9.1771 | Birthday | Mungo Park, Scottish born explorer of Africa |
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| 3 | 22.8.1788 | Event | The British created the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves |
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| 4 | 27.9.1862 | Birthday | Louis Botha, South African politician; PM of Transvaal |
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| 5 | 23.7.1864 | Event | Dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returned to England |
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| 6 | 6.11.1869 | Event | Diamonds were discovered at Kimberley, South Africa |
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| 7 | 22.1.1879 | Event | British troops were massacred by the Zulus at Isandhlwana, South Africa |
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| 8 | 16.4.1883 | Event | Paul Kruger became the new President of South Africa |
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| 9 | 17.10.1885 | Birthday | Baroness Karen Blixen, Danish author who wrote 'Out of Africa' |
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| 10 | 8.9.1886 | Event | The city of Johannesburg, South Africa, was founded |
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| 11 | 31.5.1902 | Event | The Boer war, in South Africa, ended |
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| 12 | 26.1.1905 | Event | The world's largest diamond was found near Pretoria, South Africa |
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| 13 | 25.5.1910 | Event | French troops occupied Morocco, North Africa |
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| 14 | 12.1.1916 | Birthday | P.W Botha, South African politician |
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| 15 | 7.11.1917 | Birthday | Helen Suzman, South African politician and anti-apartheid campaigner |
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| 16 | 20.11.1917 | Birthday | Bobby Locke, South African golfer who won the British open four times |
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| 17 | 18.7.1918 | Birthday | Nelson Mandella, South African President |
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| 18 | 31.8.1919 | Event | General Jan Smuts became South African Prime Minister, succeeding Louis Botha |
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| 19 | 22.10.1919 | Birthday | Doris Lessing, Author noted for African and interests |
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| 20 | 21.10.1927 | Birthday | Nadia Narina, South African born, prima ballerina |
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| 21 | 7.10.1931 | Birthday | Rev Desmond Tutu, South african human rights campaigner |
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| 22 | 1.11.1935 | Birthday | Gary Player, South African golfer |
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| 23 | 22.1.1941 | Event | Tobruk, North Africa, was captured by Australian troops |
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| 24 | 15.6.1942 | Event | The tank war between Britain & Germany reached its peak in North Africa |
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| 25 | 4.11.1942 | Event | The Battle of El Alamein ended with victory for the allies, after 12 days of conflict with Rommel's 'Africa Corps' |
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| 26 | 7.5.1943 | Event | Tunis, in North Africa, was captured by WW2 Allied forces |
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| 27 | 6.10.1946 | Birthday | Tony Greig, South African born, & former England cricket captain |
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| 28 | 29.1.1950 | Birthday | Jody Sheckter, South African born racing World Champion |
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| 29 | 13.6.1950 | Event | The White assembly decided to split South Africa into white & black areas |
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| 30 | 25.7.1957 | Event | Tunisia, North Africa, became an independent republic |
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| 31 | 17.1.1959 | Event | The African country of Mali was formed with the joining of Senegal & French Sudan |
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| 32 | 11.8.1960 | Event | The African country of Chad gained its independence from France |
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| 33 | 20.4.1961 | Event | There was a revolt in the South African country of Angola |
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| 34 | 27.4.1961 | Event | Sierra Leone, in Africa, became an independent republic |
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| 35 | 31.5.1961 | Event | South Africa became an independent republic |
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| 36 | 22.10.1962 | Event | Nelson Mandella went on trial for treason in South Africa |
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| 37 | 7.8.1963 | Event | The UN Security Council banned the sale of arms to South Africa |
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| 38 | 14.6.1964 | Event | Nelson Mandella was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa |
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| 39 | 18.8.1964 | Event | South Africa was banned from taking part in the Olympic Games |
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| 40 | 7.6.1965 | Event | The Monarchy was restored in Morocco, North Africa |
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| 41 | 31.1.1966 | Event | Britain banned all trade with Rhodesia, Africa |
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| 42 | 3.10.1966 | Event | Basutoland became the independent Lesotho, South Africa |
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| 43 | 3.12.1967 | Event | In South Africa, Dr Christian Barnard performed the first ever heart transplant operation, on Louis Washansky |
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| 44 | 6.7.1970 | Event | The government resumed arms sales to South Africa |
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| 45 | 13.1.1972 | Event | The military staged a coup in the African country of Ghana |
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| 46 | 29.7.1975 | Event | The military staged a coup in Nigeria, Africa |
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| 47 | 16.6.1976 | Event | Race riots in South Africa left six people dead |
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| 48 | 8.6.1980 | Event | A Report predicted that 20 million Africans were threatened by famine and war |
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| 49 | 10.5.1983 | Event | Natal, in South Africa, became self governing |
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| 50 | 14.8.1983 | Event | French troops were deployed in the African country of Chad |
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| 51 | 21.8.1984 | Event | There were widespread arrests on the eve of South African coloured elections |
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| 52 | 13.7.1985 | Event | The Live Aid concerts were held to raise money for famine victims in Africa |
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| 53 | 21.7.1985 | Event | The South African government declared a State of Emergency |
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| 54 | 24.7.1985 | Event | France led an international campaign for sanctions against South Africa |
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| 55 | 8.8.1985 | Event | South African government assumed further powers to deal with unrest |
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| 56 | 18.4.1986 | Event | The 'Pass Laws' in South Africa were abolished |
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| 57 | 25.5.1986 | Event | Sport Aid, helping to raise money for the starving in Africa, took place |
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| 58 | 5.6.1986 | Event | A UN report estimated that 50,000 africans had AIDS |
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| 59 | 4.7.1986 | Event | Miners in the South African diamond mines went on strike |
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| 60 | 7.7.1986 | Event | The South African banning order on Winnie Mandella was lifted |
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| 61 | 13.8.1986 | Event | South Africa stated its pledge to maintain segregated schools & residential areas |
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| 62 | 9.3.1987 | Event | Bobby Locke, the well known South African golfer, died |
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| 63 | 6.5.1987 | Event | Black South African workers went on strike over whites only election |
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| 64 | 29.10.1989 | Event | The African National Congress(ANC),held its first political rally for almost thirty years,attended by 70,000 supporters |
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| 65 | 16.11.1989 | Event | The South African government opened up its previously segregated beaches to all races |
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| 66 | 19.7.1991 | Event | The South African government admitted funding the Zulus to undermine the ANC |
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| 67 | 14.9.1992 | Event | UN troops landed in Somalia, Africa, to stabalise the country & provide aid |
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| 68 | 23.9.1993 | Event | A South African Bill granted blacks a legal say in affairs of state for the first time |
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| 69 | 24.9.1993 | Event | America & the Commonwealth lifted trade sanctions against South Africa |
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| 70 | 10.5.1994 | Event | Nelson Mandella was sworn in as the president of South Africa |
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| 71 | 31.5.1994 | Event | South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth |
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| 72 | 20.3.1995 | Event | The Queen began a visit to South Africa, the first royal visit since the end of apartheid |