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Political history of South Africa
Defunct polities
  • Kingdom of Mapungubwe (c. 1220–c. 1300)
  • Dutch Cape Colony (1652–1806)
  • Venda kingdom (late-17th century–1898)
  • Lobedu queendom (18th century–1894)
  • Mthethwa Paramountcy (c. 1780–1817)
  • Ndwandwe Kingdom (c. 1780–1819)
  • Cape Colony (1795–1910)
  • Zulu Kingdom (1816–1897)
  • Natalia Republic (1839–1843)
  • Natal Colony (1843–1910)
  • Orange Free State (1854–1902)
  • South African Republic (1856–1902)
  • Griqualand East (1861–1879)
  • Griqualand West (1870–1873)
  • Goshen (1882–1883)
  • Stellaland (1882–1885)
  • Nieuwe Republiek (1884–1888)
  • Upingtonia (1885–1887)
  • Klein Vrystaat (1886–1891)
  • Orange River Colony (1902–1910)
  • Transvaal Colony (1902–1910)
  • Union of South Africa (1910–1961)
  • Transkei (1976–1994)
  • Bophuthatswana (1977–1994)
  • Venda (1979–1994)
  • Ciskei (1981–1994)
Events
Pre-colonial
  • Bantu migrations
  • Battle of Salt River
1652–1815
  • Dutch settlement
  • French Huguenot settlement
  • Khoikhoi–Dutch Wars
  • Xhosa Wars
  • Battle of Muizenberg
  • Battle of Blaauwberg
  • Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814
1815–1910
  • Mfecane
  • 1820 Settlers
  • Great Trek
    • Piet Retief Delegation massacre
    • Weenen massacre
    • Battle of Blood River
  • Boer Republics
  • Transvaal Civil War
  • Mineral Revolution
  • Witwatersrand Gold Rush
  • South African Wars
  • South Africa Act 1909 (National Convention)
1910–1948
  • South West Africa campaign
  • Maritz rebellion
  • Rand Rebellion
  • Great Depression
  • 1946 African Mine Workers' Union strike
  • Bantustans
Apartheid
  • 1948 general election
  • Apartheid legislation
    • Pass laws
  • Internal resistance
  • Coloured-vote constitutional crisis
  • Defiance Campaign
  • Congress of the People
    • Freedom Charter
  • Women's March 1956
  • 1957 Alexandra bus boycott
  • Sharpeville massacre
  • 1960 republic referendum
  • International isolation
    • UN Resolution 1761
    • UNSC Resolution 591
    • Academic boycott
    • Disinvestment
    • Constructive engagement
    • Tar Baby Option
    • Sporting boycott
      • Olympics
      • Rugby union
  • Rivonia Trial
  • Durban Moment
  • Border War
  • Israeli alliance
    • Israel–South Africa Agreement
  • Mafeje affair
  • Soweto Uprising
  • Weapons of mass destruction
  • Project Coast
  • Church Street bombing
  • 1983 constitutional referendum
  • Vaal uprising
  • Langa massacre
  • Rubicon speech
  • Operation Vula
  • Dakar Conference
  • Transkei coup d'état
  • Ciskei coup d'état
  • Venda coup d'état
  • Third Force
  • CODESA
    • Storming of the Kempton Park World Trade Centre
  • Bisho massacre
  • 1992 apartheid referendum
  • Saint James Church massacre
  • Heidelberg Tavern massacre
  • Bophuthatswana crisis
  • Shell House massacre
  • Sauer Commission
Post-apartheid
  • 1994 general election
  • Government of National Unity
  • Reconstruction and Development Programme
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  • Arms Deal
  • Floor crossing
  • Soweto bombings
  • African Renaissance
  • Travelgate
  • Xenophobia
  • Attack on Kennedy Road
  • Blikkiesdorp
  • Marikana massacre
  • 2012 Western Cape farm workers' strike
  • Nkandlagate
  • Racism
  • 2014 platinum strike
  • #RhodesMustFall protests
  • #FeesMustFall student protests
  • Tshwane riots
  • 2019 service delivery protests
  • 2019 Johannesburg riots
  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2020 Phala Phala Robbery
  • 2021 unrest
  • Lady R incident
Political culture
  • African nationalism
  • Afrikaner Calvinism
  • Afrikaner nationalism
  • Anarchism
  • Azania
  • Baasskap
  • Boerehaat
  • Black Consciousness Movement
  • Cape Independence
  • Day of the Vow
  • Greater South Africa
  • Honorary whites
  • Rooi gevaar
  • Slavery
  • Swart gevaar
  • Uitlander
  • Volkstaat
Defunct
organisations
Civic and political
organisations
  • Afrikaner Bond
  • Afrikaner Broederbond
  • Afrikaner Party
  • AITUP
  • APO
  • AVF
  • BPC
  • Black Sash
  • Boerestaat Party
  • CDA
  • CNIP
  • CTEG
  • COD
  • Congress Alliance
  • COSG
  • CP
  • DLF
  • Dominion Party
  • DP (1973–1977)
  • DP (1989–2000)
  • DPP
  • DSM
  • ECC
  • FA
  • FD
  • Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners
  • GNP
  • Het Volk
  • HNP (Herenigde)
  • HNP (Herstigte)
  • IDASA
  • ID
  • IP
  • ISL
  • Jeugkrag
  • Johannesburg Reform Committee
  • Labour Party (1910–1958)
  • Labour Party (1969–1994)
  • Liberal Party (1953–1968)
  • NA
  • NCP
  • Natal Indian Congress
  • NLP
  • NNP
  • NP
  • NPP
  • NRP
  • NUSAS
  • Occupy
  • Orangia Unie
  • Oranjewerkers
  • Orde Boerevolk
  • PAVN
  • PFP
  • Progressive Party (Cape Colony)
  • Progressive Party
  • PRP
  • Radio Freedom
  • Reform Party
  • SABP
  • SADECO
  • SAIC
  • SASO
  • SAYCO
  • SAYRCO
  • South African Party (Cape Colony)
  • South African Party (1911–1934)
  • South African Party (1977–1980)
  • TNIP
  • Torch Commando
  • UFP
  • United Party
  • Unionist Party
  • National Party of Venda
  • Volksparty
  • Workers Party
  • WOSA
Trade unions and
social movements
  • APF
  • BCM
  • BLATU
  • CNETU
  • CTSWU
  • FCWU
  • FNETU
  • FOSATU
  • ICU
  • IWW
  • MUSA
  • NEUM
  • NURHS
  • PAWE
  • SAAPAWU
  • SACTU
  • SAIF
  • SARHU
  • SATUC
  • Die Spoorbund
  • UDF
  • Umkosi Wezintaba
Paramilitary and
terrorist organisations
  • APLA
  • ARM
  • AWB
  • BBB
  • Boeremag
  • Greyshirts
  • MK
  • Ossewabrandwag
  • Orde van die Dood
  • PAGAD
  • SANF
Histories of
political parties
  • African National Congress
  • Democratic Alliance
  • Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Category

Subcategories

This category has the following 24 subcategories, out of 24 total.

A

  • Apartheid in South Africa (8 C, 87 P)

B

  • Politics of Bophuthatswana (1 C)

C

  • Politics of Ciskei (1 C, 2 P)

D

  • Defunct civic and political organisations in South Africa (4 C, 23 P)
  • Diplomatic conferences in South Africa (10 P)

E

  • Elections in South Africa (19 C, 7 P)

G

  • Governors in South Africa (4 C, 1 P)

P

  • History of political parties in South Africa (4 C, 7 P)
  • Political movements in South Africa (28 C, 12 P)
  • Political scandals in South Africa (1 C, 16 P)
  • Politics of the Cape Colony (2 C, 10 P)
  • Propaganda in South Africa (1 C, 6 P)
  • Protests in South Africa (6 C, 45 P)
  • Public inquiries in South Africa (13 P)

R

  • Referendums in South Africa (1 C, 4 P)
  • Reform in South Africa (2 C, 1 P)
  • Political repression in South Africa (4 C, 1 P)
  • South African revolutionaries (2 C, 34 P)

T

  • Politics of Transkei (2 C, 3 P)

U

  • United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning South Africa (1 C, 75 P)

V

  • Politics of Venda (1 C, 1 P)
  • Political violence in South Africa (4 C, 2 P)

W

  • Women's suffrage in South Africa (1 C, 4 P)
  • Works about South African politics (1 C)

Pages in category "Political history of South Africa"

The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

A

  • Afrikaner nationalism
  • Anarchism in South Africa
  • Anyone but Zuma

B

  • Burgher (Boer republics)

C

  • Cape Provincial Council
  • Cape Qualified Franchise
  • Conference of the Left

D

  • Dakar Conference

G

  • Governor-General of South Africa
  • Great Kei River
  • Greater South Africa
  • Griqualand West Annexation Act

H

  • House of Assembly (South Africa)

I

  • Institute for Democratic Alternatives in South Africa
  • Internal resistance to apartheid
  • International sanctions during apartheid

J

  • Jan Smuts and the Old Boers

K

  • Koegas atrocities

L

  • Lusikisiki

M

  • Maritz rebellion
  • Monarchy of South Africa
  • Muldergate

N

  • Natal Provincial Council
  • National Convention (South Africa)
  • National Party (South Africa)

O

  • Orange Free State Provincial Council
  • Ordinance 50
  • Ossewabrandwag

P

  • Provincial council (South Africa)

R

  • Jan Smuts in the South African Republic
  • Responsible government

S

  • Seven Circles Act
  • South African Arms Deal
  • Soweto Civic Association

T

  • Transitional Executive Council
  • Transvaal Independence Committee
  • Transvaal Provincial Council
  • Travelgate (South Africa)
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)

U

  • Union of South Africa

V

  • Vaal uprising

Z

  • Zuma Must Fall campaign
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Political_history_of_South_Africa
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