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South Africa in 1968

Name: South Africa in 1968 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for South Africa in 1968, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records

4Events

3Named people

1Places

2Categories

Historical records

January

2 January 19681st Heart TransplantChristian Barnard

Cape Town · Science / Physics

Gives a Cape Town dentist a heart that lasts for 19 months

Other Events

1968Independence of South AfricaBalthazar Johannes Vorster

Government / Government of South Africa

Swaziland is granted independence

1968Independence of SwazilandBalthazar Johannes Vorster

Government / Government of South Africa

Swaziland is granted independence

1968President of South AfricaJacobus Johannes Fouche

Government / Government of South Africa

Appointed President of South Africa

Names involved

Balthazar Johannes VorsterChristian BarnardJacobus Johannes Fouche

Places involved

Cape Town

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.