Daniel Francois MalanJuly 1951
The ANC, the Indian Congress & the Franchise Action Council demonstrate. Rejects ANC demands to repeal apartheid legislation
South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The ANC, the Indian Congress & the Franchise Action Council demonstrate. Rejects ANC demands to repeal apartheid legislation
After the Sharpville massacre the ANC & PAC are banned
The ANC & PAC are banned by the Unlawful Organisations Act
A massacre during an ANC & PAC demonstration
The ANC makes an alliance with ZAPU for armed struggle against Rhodesia & South Africa. Agrees an alliance with Rhodesia to help in the armed struggle against the ANC & ZAPU
Bombs are let off in Durban by th ANC
Bombs are let off in East London by th ANC
Bombs are let off in Port Elizabeth by th ANC
Announces the lifting of the ban on the ANC during the opening of Parliament
Announces lifting the 30 yr ANC ban, prohibited since Sharpville in 1960
Negotiations began with a meeting between the African National Congress and the South African Government at the presidential residence, Groote Schuur. Groote Schuur Minute, a commitment to the resolution of the climate of violence and intimidation as well as the removal of practical obstacles to negotiations including indemnity from prosecution for returning exiles & release of political prisoners
The South African Government and the African National Congress extend their consensus to include several new points, the Pretoria Minute includes the suspension of the armed struggle by the ANC and its military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe
The National Peace Accord is a critical step toward formal negotiations, signed by representatives of 27 political organisations and national and homeland Governments, and prepares the way for the CODESA negotiations
The ANC is legalized
Troops open fire on 70,000 ANC demonstrators, 28 are killed
Mandela contests the election as the head of the ANC for the National Assembly
The ANC win the 1st non-racial elections, 62% of the vote
The ANC win a majority in the Assembly
The ANC win a landslide victory
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