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Reform of Education

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

3Records
1907–1955Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1907

Louis Botha1907

Government / Government of South Africa

The Education Act makes English, not Dutch, a common school-learning subject

1955

Hendrik Verwoerd1 April 1955

Government / Government of South Africa

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

Hendrik Verwoerd1955

Government / Government of South Africa

An Act is passed making it unlawful to provide unauthorized education

Names involved

Hendrik VerwoerdLouis Botha

Provenance

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