Follow Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd through 104 dated historical records for South Africa.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
The Sabotage Act prevents any banned person from being quoted in print. The Sabotage Act gives sabotage a minimum of 5 yrs in prison without parole. The Sabotage Act allows house arrests & bans which cannot be challenged in court
Role range: 1958-1966
The United Nations General Assembly votes in favour of sanctions against South Africa
Role range: 1958-1966
Acts of sabotage take place in Port Elizabet & Durban
Role range: 1958-1966
The United Nations General Assembly votes in favour of sanctions against South Africa
Role range: 1958-1966
Announces self-Government for Transkei, to show races can have self-development. The Government tries out its policy of "separate development"
Role range: 1958-1966
South Africa is expelled from the Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa
Role range: 1958-1966
Acts of sabotage take place in Port Elizabet & Durban. Public getherings in connection with the trial are banned
Role range: 1958-1966
South Africa becomes a dictatorial police state under the General Law Amendment Act
Role range: 1958-1966
Those arrested can be held for 90 days without any rights. The General Law Amendment Act waives the right of habeas corpus. South Africa becomes a dictatorial police state under the General Law Amendment Act
Role range: 1958-1966
Enacts legislation to "break the back" of Umkhonto
Role range: 1958-1966
The Transkei voters reject the homeland policy by 3 to 1
Role range: 1958-1966
The General Law Amendment Act enables the Min of Justice to prolong prisoner arrest
The Organisation for African Unity is founded, it immediately condems apartheid
SWAPO initiates an armed struggle for independence in South West Africa
The Transkei becomes a "self-governing" homeland
Role range: 1958-1966
The World Court rules in South Africas favour for it to retain control
Role range: 1958-1966
The United Nations resolves the place South West Africa under United Nations control
Role range: 1958-1966
Death of Hendrik Verwoerd
Role range: 1958-1966
A Parliamentary messenger stabs Verwoerd during a session in the House Assembly
Role range: 1958-1966
Death of Hendrik Verwoerd, assassinated
Role range: 1958-1966
Lesotho is granted independence. Botswana is granted independence
Role range: 1958-1966
Lesotho is granted independence. Botswana is granted independence
Role range: 1958-1966
The United Nations resolves the place South West Africa under United Nations control. The United Nations revokes the South African mandate over Namibia
Role range: 1958-1966
The United Nations revokes the South African mandate over Namibia
Role range: 1958-1966
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.