south afrcia topic 4 Flashcards
what is coasas
congress of of south african students 1979
orgnisised school strikes in the aftermaths of soweto
what is the community council act of 1977
established town ship councils
the where eventually solely responable for the running of the country
what is the UDF
united democratic front
formed august 1983 by 575 organizations
opposes bothas constitutional reforms
aim to create a new southafrican government based on the freedom charter
township government
the community township act of 1977 established elected township councils to give Africans more say in there communities. (meant to keep them away form governance)
how much debt did rent strikes cuase by 1989
1/2 billion rand
how many pepole were killed in petoria rent demonstartions
175
how many pepole killed in 1985 due to political violence
800
who was the cheif of the zulu nation in this period and who did he work with
chief mangothusthu buthelezi
leader of the zulu nation
was willing ot work with aprthied
denonced violence and won the support of regan and thatcher
his goal was to consolidate a zulu nation within south africa
he was also head of the inthkata freedom party
ARMSCOR
set up to bypass the arms salezs to south africa which boosted there own industry
when did the goverment bomb HQ of COSATU
1987
how many pepole killed in 1986 due to political violence
500
internal security ACT 1982
anyone could be investigated without the need to give a reason
what where 3 of the main advancement and reforms in apartheid that
-mixed marriage laws 1949 repealed 1985
-local authority were encouraged it desegregate parks and public amenities
-pass laws were abolished in 1986
when and why where black trade unions legalised
1979 after the wiehann reports
what were the 3 chamber of the new parliment 1978
- house of assembly178 white people
- house of representative 85 couloured people
-house of delegates 45 Indian people
