Permanent historical factsheet

Sanctions

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

2Records
1962–1989Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1962

Hendrik Frensch VerwoerdNovember 1962

Government / Government of South Africa

The United Nations General Assembly votes in favour of sanctions against South Africa

1989

Frederik Willem de KlerkOctober 1989

Kuala Lumpur · Government / Government of South Africa

The Commonwealth supports sanctions against South Africa, ossinly Britain is opposed

Names involved

Frederik Willem de KlerkHendrik Frensch Verwoerd

Provenance

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