Historical records for South Africa in 1997, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Winnie Mandela rejects nomination, her political career ends as she announces she will not run for Deputy President of African National Congress following her questioning at Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which investigated her role in murder
Abu Baker Aswat, a Soweto doctor, was killed, Thulani Dlamini is later convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison, Dlamini testifies in that Winnie Madikizela Mandela paid him for the murder
Abu Baker Aswat, a Soweto doctor, was killed, Thulani Dlamini is later convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison, Dlamini testifies in that Winnie Madikizela Mandela paid him for the murder
Appointed President of the ANC
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