Permanent historical factsheet

PAC

South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1960–1990Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1960

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd8 April 1960

Government / Government of South Africa

The ANC & PAC are banned by the Unlawful Organisations Act. Membership of the ANC & the PAC is punishable by imprisonment

1990

Frederik Willem de Klerk2 February 1990

Government / Government of South Africa

Announces lifting the 30 yr PAC ban, prohibited since Sharpville in 1960

Names involved

Frederik Willem de KlerkHendrik Frensch Verwoerd

Provenance

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