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topic 4 Flashcards

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Transkei - independent Bantustan but dependent on South Africa

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1985 - 85% of Transkei income is directly from South African

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Defence spending 1985

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4% of GDP, 13% total expenditure

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Tambo’s declaration 1985

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MAKE SOUTH AFRICA UNGOVERNABLE

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4
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1985 Protest climaxes in townships

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burnt down by angry youths, ANC flags emerge and the slogan of ‘people’s power’

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5
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how many people were killed as a result of political activity 1985

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800

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conflict in Alexandra

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1985 - Michael Diradeng shot by security, prompts 6 day war - night vigil where shops were petrol bombed

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police retaliation Diradeng’s funeral

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tear gas funeral crowd of 6000 youths, killing 27

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governmental retaliation to Alexandra

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1985 - State of Emergency called - Botha sends troops to townships
activists houses burnt down and arrests made in Alexandra

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Second State of Emergency effect on Alexandra

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3,000 more arrests and all key leaders arrested

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Botha’s Joint Management Commitee

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dismisses Black Councils in 1985 and now just a committee of white army and police to run townships

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Army Raid Botswana

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1985 - kills 12 ANC members

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Botha and Mandela negotiations 1985

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Botha - offers to release Mandela if they renounce violence and armed Struggle

Mandela - refuses- his response read out by his daughter at a UDF rally of 8,000 people in Soweto

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1986 - International condemnation in America

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50 American companies withdraw investments from South Africa (40 do the same the next year)

Leads to financial crisis

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14
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1986 - Transkeans killed by Zulus

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over 100

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15
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Angols independence

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1987 - USA and SA support UNITA against the Marxist liberation group MPLA

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16
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security force assassination

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1987, as many as 40 assassinations, giving help to vigilante groups

17
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Mandela Wembley concert

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1988 - 67 countries watched by 600 million people

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Mandela committee of government meetings

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1988 - meets 50 times that year, receives political visitors

19
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Mandela’s freed `

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11th Feb 1990

20
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Mandela’s first public meeting

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Soweto, 1990 with a crowd of 120,000

21
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2nd Mandela Concert

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1990 - global 500 million audience - 8 minute standing ovation and extended speech

22
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Seperate Amenities Act repealed and Breaches of Group Areas Act policed less fiercely

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1990

23
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NP and ANC negotiations come to a halt - when? why?

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1990 - NP lift the state of emergency but then arrest members of MK and CP
ANC publicly argue that although they have suspended armed struggle - havent fully abandoned it - ready to resume

in return - NP withdraw charges

24
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first CODESA

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1991 - World Trade Center near Jan Smuts Airport, changed to Oliver Tambo arport

25
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when does Mandela become acting president of ANC

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1991

26
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white referendum regarding negotiations

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1992 - 69% vote yes - encouraging De Klek to continue

27
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CODESA 2 - when and what 3 principles agreed

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1992

  • release political prisoners
  • restrict Zulu
  • ban traditional weapons
28
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Inkatha ANC conflict 1992

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Inkatha members kill 45 ANC supporters, Mandela suspends any negotation with Inkatha

29
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ANC March 1992

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100,000 ANC supporters march to Bisho leads to forces opening fire - killing 30

30
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PAC violence 1993

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brutally murder an American aid worker

31
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AWB resistance

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Afrikaner resistance movement storm halls where negotiations and government meetings are taking place 1993

32
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Police forces 1981 - 1994

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1981 - 50,000

1994 - 140,000

33
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first fully democratic elections - results

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1994
ANC win 60% of the vote
NP win 20% making the Klerk the deputy
Inkatha win 10% making Buthelezi a government minister 
PAC win 1%
34
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1996 new constitution

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SA divided into 9 provinces with an elected government and civil service

35
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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1996

36
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1999 NP collapses

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just 28 seats
ANC’s main opposition is the Liberal Party with jsut 34 seats
PAC only 3 seats - showing a change in attitude to violent tactics

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