Hendrik Verwoerd Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hendrik Verwoerd, based on 4 World History Database records associated with South Africa.

4 records1953–19552 events0 places

Chronological biography

1953

Legislation1953

Government / Government of South Africa · Minister of Bantu Education

Bantu Education Act, African education is moved to the Native Affairs Dept

1955

Legislation1955

Government / Government of South Africa · Minister of Bantu Education

An Act is passed making it unlawful to provide unauthorized education

Reform of Education1955

Government / Government of South Africa · Minister of Bantu Education

An Act is passed making it unlawful to provide unauthorized education

Reform of Education1 April 1955

Government / Government of South Africa · Minister of Bantu Education

Education is transferred to the Native Affairs Dept. A school boycott begins in response to the education reforms

Titles and roles

Minister of Bantu Education

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.