events that happened during 1897 in South Africa. Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:Hercules Robinson then Alfred...
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Crime in South Africa includes all violent and non-violent crimes that take place in the country of South Africa, or otherwise within its jurisdiction...
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Apartheid (redirect from History of South Africa in the Apartheid Era)
system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised...
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become the Portuguese Tank on the Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway in 1897. The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill...
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transport in South Africa is an important element of the country's transport infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and South Africa's railway...
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The Union of South Africa (Dutch: Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Afrikaans: Unie van Suid-Afrika; pronunciation) was the historical predecessor to the present-day...
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live in or were born in Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority live in South Africa and other Southern African countries in which English is a primary language...
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The national anthem of South Africa was adopted in 1997 and is a hybrid song combining extracts of the 19th century Xhosa hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"...
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Gando Protectorate, 1895 to 1897 Gulmu Protectorate, 1895 to 1897 German South Africa, 1884 to 1885 Tripoli Italian East Africa Italian Eritrea Italian Somaliland...
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List of former German colonies (redirect from German concessions in China)
Protectorate, 1895–1897 Gulmu Protectorate, 1895–1897 German South Africa, 1884–1885 These treaty ports were German concessions in China, leased to it...
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Second Boer War (redirect from South Africa 1899–1902)
Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange...
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HIV/AIDS is one of the most serious health concerns in South Africa. South Africa has the highest number of people afflicted with HIV of any country,...
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This is a timeline of the history of the area in present-day South Africa....
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Palace of Justice, Pretoria (redirect from Palace of Justice (South Africa))
South Africa. The foundation stone was laid on June 8, 1897 by South African Republic (ZAR) President Paul Kruger. The most famous political trial in...
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Bantustan (redirect from Bantustans in South West Africa)
National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia), as a part of its policy...
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This is a list of notable and famous South Africans who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Shulamith Behr, art historian (1946–2023) Estian Calitz...
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Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (redirect from God Bless Africa)
pronunciation: [ŋkʼɔsi sikʼɛlɛl‿iafrikʼa], lit. 'Lord Bless Africa') is a Christian hymn composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Xhosa clergyman at a Methodist...
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Many people of European heritage in South Africa are descended from Huguenots. Most of these originally settled in the Cape Colony, but were absorbed...
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article describes the history of South African cricket from its known beginnings until the end of the First World War in 1918. Test and first-class cricket...
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discrimination and even violence in South Africa due to competition for scarce economic opportunities. After majority rule in 1994, contrary to expectations...
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General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994. The elections were the first in which citizens of all races were allowed to...
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Zulu Kingdom, an African monarchy co-existent with, and later part of, the Colony of Natal (1816–1897) KwaZulu, a bantustan in South Africa (1981–1994) This...
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From the 1960s to the 1990s, South Africa pursued research into weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons under...
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South Africa is the most structurally and economically developed nation on the African continent.[citation needed] As such, its major cities have experienced...
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Simon, 1897 — Ecuador Palystella Lawrence, 1928 — Namibia Palystes L. Koch, 1875 — Africa, India, Australia Panaretella Lawrence, 1937 — South Africa Pandercetes...
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(1869–1909), South African cricketer Francois Jacobus du Toit (1897–1961), South African journalist and economist Gaffie du Toit (born 1976), South African rugby...
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1897. p. 304. "South Africa: Cape Colony", worldstatesmen.org © Ben Cahoon. "South Africa: Natal Colony", worldstatesmen.org © Ben Cahoon. "South Africa:...
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Kashmir, a community in Ramban district Gool Nasikwala, Indian female table tennis player Zainunnisa Gool (1897–1963), South African political and civil...
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The South African intervention in Lesotho, codenamed Operation Boleas, was a military invasion launched by the Southern African Development Community...
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White Africans of European ancestry refers to citizens or residents in Africa who can trace full or partial ancestry to Europe. They are distinguished...
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