John Charles Molteno5 June 1854
Elected member of the Cape Colonys legislative assembly for Beaufort West
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Elected member of the Cape Colonys legislative assembly for Beaufort West
Elected President of the Orange Free State
Elected President of the South African Republic, 2nd term
Elected member of the Cape Parliament for East London
The Peoples Party win a landslide & Botha forms the Government. Smuts wins a comfortable victory in the Wonderboom constituency, near Pretoria
The Het Volk, including many English-speaking allies, win the election
South Africas 1st general election. Bothas party wins 66 seats, mostly Afrikaners, in a house of 121
Smuts is defeated by the National Party
The National Party is returned with a majority of 7
Confirmed in power after South African elections
Wins the election with 110 seats, a triumph for the United Party & pro-war coalition
Establishes an epoch of unbroken Nationalist rule
The National Party majority in the House of Assembly increases from 13 to 29. The National Party increases its seats in the House of Assembly from 86 to 94. The election is dominated by the political rights of Coloureds
Brings the election forward to October 1961
The National Party wins 105 seats & the United Party wins 53 seats
The Transkei voters reject the homeland policy by 3 to 1
Loses 8 seats to rival parties
The United Nations adopts a resolution to hold free & open elections under its supervision
The United Nations passes another resolution for free & open elections in South West Africa
Wins an overwhelming majority in the white-only election
Wins an election to offer representation for all elements of the population
South Africas 1st ever multi-racial election
Jointly announces the 1st multi racial elections in history for 27 April 94
Jointly announces the 1st multi racial elections in history for 27 April 94
Mandela & de Klerk agree to a Government of national unity after elections
Mandela votes for the 1st time in his life
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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