topic 3 Flashcards
Steve Biko Banning order
1973
SASO celebration 1974
overthrow of Portuguese colonial regimes in Mozambique and Angola
Biko arrested
1974
growing liberalism in parliament
1974 elections Progressive Party rise from 1 to 7 MPs
by 1977 this rises to 17
Angola actions
1975 SA invade Angola, impose UNITA
Inkatha freedom party founded
1975 - Chief Buthelezi
Soweto Uprising - date and casualties
1976- Police killed 20, but could have killed up to 1,000 - shocking photo of 13 year old boy dead
4,000 youths flee SA, many recruited by MK
Steve Biko Death
1977
Steve Biko funeral
10,000 attend including foreign ambassadors
UN sanctions after Soweto
1977 - mandatory sanctions of arms sales
Gleneagles agreement
1977 -Commonwealth signs to forbid members from competing against SA in sport
ANC and Vietnam
1978 - ANC leaders visit Vietnam after their ‘success’ against USA
Tricameral Parliament created
1981
Ruth First death
White ANC member killed from a parcel bomb in Mozambique in 1981
Inquest Act
Censorship extended with increased reports of deaths in custody and criticisms of the government 1982