1 February 1991Accords of PeaceFrederik Willem de Klerk
A "national peace accord" is agreed between the Inkatha, ANC & National Party
Historical records for South Africa in 1991, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
A "national peace accord" is agreed between the Inkatha, ANC & National Party
A "national peace accord" is agreed between the Inkatha, ANC & National Party
Announces the Group Areas Act of 1966 will be abolished
Announces the Land Acts of 1913 & 1936 will be abolished
The ANC rules out any veto for minority groups in a post-apartheid society
The ANC rules out any veto for minority groups in a post-apartheid society
The Land Acts of 1913 & 1936 are repealed. The Group Areas Act of 1950 is repealed
South African troops plunder Mandelas dwelling
The Land Acts of 1913 & 1936 are repealed. The Group Areas Act of 1950 is repealed
ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress
The first national conference of the ANC, since the organisation was banned in 1960, begins in Durban, South Africa, Oliver Tambo, whose health is suffering, hands over the presidency of the ANC to Nelson Mandela
Walter Sisulu is elected Deputy President of the ANC
The first national conference of the ANC, since the organisation was banned in 1960, begins in Durban, South Africa, Oliver Tambo, whose health is suffering, hands over the presidency of the ANC to Nelson Mandela
President Bush lifts economic sanctions
South Africa accedes to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear-weapon state.
Is elected president of the African National Congress.
Succeeds Oliver Tambo during the first legal national conference.
Announces proposals for a new constitution that will provide black suffrage. Announces a new constitution that will provide suffrage for black people
Announces proposals for a new constitution that will provide black suffrage. Announces a new constitution that will provide suffrage for black people
Announces a new constitution that will provide suffrage for black people
Calls a conference attended by the Inkatha Freedom Party, the ANC & the National Party
Calls a conference attended by the Inkatha Freedom Party, the ANC & the National Party
Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi personally does not participate because his demands for additional delegations of the homeland KwaZulu and the Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini were declined
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) , under the chairmanship of the judges Michael Corbett , Petrus Shabort and Ismail Mahomed, begins with a plenary session
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) , under the chairmanship of the judges Michael Corbett , Petrus Shabort and Ismail Mahomed, begins with a plenary session
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) , under the chairmanship of the judges Michael Corbett , Petrus Shabort and Ismail Mahomed, begins with a plenary session
The IFP is represented by Frank Mdlalose at CODESA
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) , under the chairmanship of the judges Michael Corbett , Petrus Shabort and Ismail Mahomed, begins with a plenary session
Delegations from 19 political groups discuss drafting the new constitution
19 political groups from all races create the Convention for a Democratic South Africa
19 political groups from all races create the Convention for a Democratic South Africa
The ANC is legalized
TerreBlanche viewed the end of apartheid as a surrender to communism, and threatened full scale civil war if President FW de Klerk handed power to Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress, when De Klerk addressed a meeting in TerreBlanches hometown of Ventersdorp, TerreBlanche led a protest, and the Battle of Ventersdorp ensued between the AWB and the police, with a number of people killed
The pass laws are abolished. No longer statutory for every citizen to be classified into one of nine racial groups
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