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1991 in South AfricaSee also:1990 in South Africa,other events of 1991,1992 in South Africa and theTimeline of South African history.-----January:* 9 January - Black children are admitted to schools previously reserved for Whites only....
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other events of 1992,
1992 in South African sport'See also:1991 in South African sport,1992 in South Africa,1993 in South African sport and theTimeline of South African sport.-----July:* 7 July - South Africa beats Cameroon 1-0 at King's Park Rugby Stadium, Durban in a friendly match...
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1993 in South AfricaSee also:1992 in South Africa,other events of 1993,1993 in South African sport,1994 in South Africa and theTimeline of South African history.-----March:...
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Timeline of South African history- Before European colonisation :*Early BCE Southern Africa*Early ACE Southern Africa- Colonization :*1200s*1300s*1400s*1500s*1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s - 1660s - 1670s - 1680s - 1690s...
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February
- 3 February - President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, who held office from 1994–99. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of the African National Congress's armed wing Umkhonto...
, the African National CongressThe African National Congress has been South Africa's governing party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a "disciplined...
leader are jointly awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace PrizeThe Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize was established in 1990 by UNESCO:The prize bears the name of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, late former president of Côte d'Ivoire. It is awarded annually. The prize is 122,000 euros, to be shared equally in the case of multiple recipients.-Recipients:-External...
at the UnescoThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945...
headquarters in Paris
- About the 25 February South Africa and Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...
sign a diplomatic agreement
- 28 February - The ownership of the port town of Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay , is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies....
is transferred from South Africa to NamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in Southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the east, and South Africa to the south and east...
- South Africa and Russia establish full diplomatic ties
March
- The Skweyiya Commission finds the African National Congress guilty of having a systematic policy of abuse and to violate human rights in some camps of exile
- 12 March - Citrusdal in the Cape Province
The Cape of Good Hope Province was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
becomes South Africa's first officially-recognised non-racial local authority.
- 17 March - The government holds a referendum
A referendum , ballot question, or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal...
around changing the constitutionA constitution is a set of rules for government—often codified as a written document—that establishes principles of an autonomous political entity. In the case of countries, this term refers specifically to a national constitution defining the fundamental political principles, and establishing the...
, paving the way to end apartheid (main article: 1992 South African Referendum)
April
- 13 April - Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, who held office from 1994–99. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of the African National Congress's armed wing Umkhonto...
announces his separation from his wife Winnie Madikizela-MandelaWinnie Madikizela-Mandela is a South African politician who has held several government positions and headed the African National Congress Women's League. She is currently a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee...
at a press conference in JohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
June
- The legal system of apartheid is repealed
- 4 June - The co.za internet domain is created
- 17 June - Violence breaks between the African National Congress
The African National Congress has been South Africa's governing party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a "disciplined...
and the Inkatha Freedom PartyThe Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it is led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...
in Boipatong leaving 46 dead
September
- 7 September - 29 people are killed in the Bisho massacre
The Bisho massacre occurred on 7 September 1992 in Bisho, in the nominally independent homeland of Ciskei in South Africa. Twenty-eight African National Congress supporters and one soldier were shot dead by the Ciskei Defence Force during a protest march when they attempted to enter Bisho to demand...
when the Ciskei Defence ForceThe Ciskei Defence Force was established during March 1981 from the 141 Battalion of the South African Defence Force . It functioned as part of the 21 Battalion based in Lenasia, Johannesburg....
open fire on about 100,000 protesters in Bisho, CiskeiCiskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. It consisted 2,970 square miles , almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province and possessing a small coastline along the shore of the Indian Ocean....
November
- 28 November - The Azanian People's Liberation Army
The Azanian People's Liberation Army was the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress in South Africa. It was originally called Poqo.-History:...
, the military wing of the Pan Africanist CongressThe Pan Africanist Congress of Azania , was a South African liberation movement, that is now a minor political party...
, attack civilians at the King William's TownKing William's Town, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River. The town is about 40 minutes' motorway drive WNW of the Indian Ocean port of East London. It forms part of a Transitional Local Council area incorporating Bisho, Zwlitsha, Dimbaza,...
Golf Club killing four people
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- Trevor Manuel
Trevor Andrew Manuel is a South African politician, currently serving in the Cabinet of South Africa as Minister in the Presidency in charge of the National Planning Commission...
becomes head of the African National CongressThe African National Congress has been South Africa's governing party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a "disciplined...
' Department of Economic Planning
Athletics
- 28 March – Abel Mokibe wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:11:07 in Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa, and the largest in land area, forming part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. It is the provincial capital of the Western Cape, as well as the legislative capital of South Africa, where the National Parliament and many...
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Deaths
- Julayi Hlekiso, chairperson of the Transport and General Workers Union, is shot dead in Transkei
The Transkei , officially the Republic of Transkei , was a Bantustan—an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity—and nominal parliamentary democracy in the southeastern region of South Africa...
- 9 July - Chief Julius Matatu, former Transkei minister and prominent traditional leader, is shot and killed at his home in Mqanduli, Transkei
- 18 October - Abraham Manie Adelstein
Abraham Manie "Abe" Adelstein was a South African born doctor who became the United Kingdom's Chief Medical Statistician.-Career:...
, United Kingdom's Chief Medical StatisticianStatisticians work with theoretical and applied statistics in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
, dies at the age of 76
- 25 December - Helen Joseph
Helen Joseph , a South African anti-apartheid activist, was born in Easebourne near Midhurst West Sussex, England and graduated from King's College London, in 1927. After working as a teacher in India for three years, Helen came to South Africa in 1931, where she met and married Billie Joseph...
, activist, dies at the age of 87