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South Africa in 1951

Historical records for South Africa in 1951, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
11Events
4Named people
2Places
4Categories

Historical records

July

July 1951ANCDaniel Francois Malan

Government / Government of South Africa

The ANC, the Indian Congress & the Franchise Action Council demonstrate. Rejects ANC demands to repeal apartheid legislation

July 1951DemonstrationsDaniel Francois Malan

Government / Government of South Africa

The ANC, the Indian Congress & the Franchise Action Council demonstrate. Rejects ANC demands to repeal apartheid legislation

July 1951FranchiseDaniel Francois Malan

Government / Government of South Africa

The ANC, the Indian Congress & the Franchise Action Council demonstrate

October

22 October 1951National PartyDaniel Francois Malan

Government / Government of South Africa

Malans Herenigde National Party & Havengas Afrikaner Party merge

22 October 1951National PartyDaniel Francois Malan

Politics / National Party

Malans Herenigde National Party & Havengas Afrikaner Party merge

Other Events

1951ANCYL PresidencyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela

South Africa · Politics / ANC

Is elected president of the ANC Youth League.

1951Bantu Authorities ActDaniel Francois Malan

Government / Government of South Africa

Bantu Authorities Act, Provided for the establishment of black homelands and regional authorities and, with the aim of creating greater self-Government in the homelands, abolished the Native Representative Council

1951Constitution of South AfricaDaniel Francois Malan

Government / Government of South Africa

Separate Representation of Voters Act, apartheid legislation

1951LegislationDaniel Francois Malan

Government / Government of South Africa

Separate Representation of Voters Act, led to the removal of Coloureds from the common voters roll. Separate Representation of Voters Act, apartheid legislation. Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act, apartheid legislation. Bantu Authorities Act, Provided for the establishment of black homelands and regional authorities and, with the aim of creating greater self-Government in the homelands, abolished the Native Representative Council. Bantu Authorities Act, apartheid legislation

1951Party LeaderDavid Pieter de Villiers Graaff

Cape Province · Politics / United Party

Appointed Party Leader for the United Party in the Cape

1951President of South AfricaAlbert Lutuli

Politics / ANC

Appointed Provincial President of the ANC

1951Youth League National LeadershipNelson Rolihlahla Mandela

South Africa · Politics / ANC

Leads the Youth League as mass resistance planning intensifies.

Names involved

Albert LutuliDaniel Francois MalanDavid Pieter de Villiers GraaffNelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Places involved

Cape ProvinceSouth Africa

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.