7 October 1980Defence Portfolio RelinquishedPieter Willem Botha
Relinquishes the defence portfolio after fourteen years.
Historical records for South Africa in 1980, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Relinquishes the defence portfolio after fourteen years.
Remains prime minister while Magnus Malan becomes defence minister.
The independent regime under Mugabe is hostile to South Africa. South Africa is surrounded by Marxist states
Blacks are allowed to join official trade unions
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