Birth of Pieter Botha12 January 1926
Birth of Pieter Botha
Historical person
Pieter Botha Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pieter Botha, based on 30 World History Database records associated with South Africa.
30 records1926–198925 events1 places
Chronological biography
1926
1961
Minister of Coloured AffairsAugust 1961
Appointed Minister of Coloured Affairs
Minister of HousingAugust 1961
Appointed Minister of Housing
1978
President of South Africa1978
Appointed Prime Minister of South Africa
1980
Independence of South Africa1980
The independent regime under Mugabe is hostile to South Africa. South Africa is surrounded by Marxist states
Reform of Labour Law1980
Blacks are allowed to join official trade unions
1983
Independence of Lesotho1983
Botha agrees with Lesotho to ban terrorist refugees from each others countries
Independence of South Africa1983
Botha agrees with Lesotho to ban terrorist refugees from each others countries
International Agreement1983
South Africa & Lesotho agree not to harbour each others subversives
1984
Constitution of South Africa1984
Separate Asian, coloured & white assemblies are created
President of South Africa1984
Appointed President of South Africa
Reform of Racial Laws1984
Separate Asian, coloured & white assemblies are created
Accords of Nkomati16 March 1984
Mozambique & South Africa end hostilities. 1st agreement signed between South Africa & a black nation
Accords of Nkomati16 March 1984
Mozambique & South Africa end hostilities
United Nations General Assembly condems South Africa14 December 1984
The United Nations General Assembly condems South Africa
1985
Reform of Racial Laws1985
The ban on Inter Racial Marriage is lifted
Arrest of Nelson Mandela10 February 1985
Nelson Mandela rejects Bothas offer of conditional release
Reform of Racial Laws15 April 1985
South Africa pledges to abolish bans on mixed-race sex
State of Emergency20 July 1985
A state of emergency is declared
Ambassador Recall24 July 1985
France recalls its Ambassador from South Africa & suspends investment
Burial31 July 1985
Mass funerals for black victims are banned during a period of unrest
Speech15 August 1985
Failure to pledge reforms to the apartheid system leads to disvetment from South Africa
1986
Books1986
Pass books are abolished
Lagislation-Pass Laws1986
Abolition, lifts restrictions on the movement of non-whites
Pass Laws1986
Abolition, lifts restrictions on the movement of non-whites
Reform of Government1986
Pass books are abolished
Report1986
Enforces a reporting ban in South Africa
Election6 May 1986
Wins an overwhelming majority in the white-only election
1989
Health of Pieter Botha1989
Resigns the party leadership & presidency after suffering a stroke
Resignation of Pieter Botha1989
Resigns the party leadership & presidency after suffering a stroke
Titles and roles
Minister of Coloured Affairs · Minister of Housing · Party Leader of CP · President of South Africa
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.