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Speech

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

3Records
1912–1985Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1912

James Hertzog7 December 1912

Pretoria · Government / Government of South Africa

Advocates, "South Africa First" & should use imperialism for its own sel-interest

1960

Hendrik Frensch VerwoerdFebruary 1960

Government / Government of South Africa

MacMillan makes a speech before the South African Parliament, the "winds of change"

1985

Pieter Botha15 August 1985

Government / Government of South Africa

Failure to pledge reforms to the apartheid system leads to disvetment from South Africa

Names involved

Hendrik Frensch VerwoerdJames HertzogPieter Botha

Provenance

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