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1973 in South Africa

Explore 3 historical events and records for South Africa in 1973.

Historical records for South Africa in 1973

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Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging

TerreBlanche, Eugene Ney · Heidelberg · Politics / Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging

TerreBlanche founds the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Afrikaner Resistance Movement, AWB

Durban Labour Unrest Challenges State

Vorster, Balthazar Johannes · Durban · Government / Government of South Africa

Major strikes by black workers in Durban exposed economic pressures and social tensions beneath Vorster's apartheid administration.

Rule of Namibia

Vorster, Balthazar Johannes · Prime Minister of South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa

The United Nations declares SWAPO the only legally recognizable representitive of South West Africa. An attempt by Kurt Waldheim to negotiate with South Africa fails

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