6,075,489 |
-29.6168 |
30.392799 |
South Africa |
|
A bomb explodes in a multi-racial apartment block. Motive unknown. |
6,075,494 |
-28.6665 |
24.7181 |
South Africa |
|
Supporters of the ANC and the National Party (the ruling party since 1948) trade gunfire after an NP supporter kills an ANC supporter at an NP rally. |
6,075,500 |
-28.302999 |
23.0861 |
South Africa |
|
ANC supporters throw stones at the President during a campaign speech, hitting him with a flying projectile. |
6,075,506 |
-29.9543 |
30.919201 |
South Africa |
|
ANC supporters burn an Inkatha Freedom Party workers hostel. |
6,075,511 |
-29.118099 |
26.223101 |
South Africa |
|
3500 members of the peacekeeping force strike over pay. |
6,075,517 |
-27.450001 |
23.4333 |
South Africa |
|
White militants bomb the ANC offices. |
6,075,523 |
-29.703899 |
30.9751 |
South Africa |
|
Inkatha Freedom Party gunmen kill 11 ANC supporters |
6,075,528 |
-22.367001 |
30.033001 |
South Africa |
|
ANC and PAC supporters demonstrate after a rally by the President. They begin throwing rocks at the police, who break up the disturbance with rubber bullets. |
6,075,535 |
-25.746 |
28.187099 |
South Africa |
|
Hundreds of residents of the black homeland protest to demand that the central government intervene against the regional government. |
6,075,541 |
-25.8645 |
25.642401 |
South Africa |
|
The weeks of strikes in the Bophuthatswana homeland culminate in violence. Hundreds of Afrikaner white militiamen pour into the homeland to prop up the rule of the black president. Gunfights follow between the whites and the regional police. |
6,075,548 |
-32.9496 |
27.7771 |
South Africa |
|
Black gunmen enter a Ba'hai church and kill 3 Iranian worshippers. |
6,075,554 |
-29.857 |
31.024799 |
South Africa |
|
Inkatha Freedom Party supporters occupy a stadium where the ANC is due to give a rally. Clashes erupt. 5 die. |
6,075,559 |
-28 |
30 |
South Africa |
|
Black factions clash. Death toll from a week of violence reaches 60. |
6,075,564 |
-29.0511 |
25.2195 |
South Africa |
|
About 3000 prison inmates begin work stoppages and marches across South Africa to protest against exclusion from upcoming election. In some prisons, the warders use tear gas, rubber bullets, and dogs. |
6,075,569 |
-33.986099 |
18.5546 |
South Africa |
|
200 National Party supporters throw stones and bottles at ANC supporters during a rally by Nelson Mandela. |
6,075,577 |
-28.580999 |
31.583 |
South Africa |
|
Ongoing violence between ANC and IFP. |
6,075,582 |
-29.7435 |
30.991699 |
South Africa |
|
A tense stand-off/protest ensues between ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party supporters ahead of an ANC rally. The situation nearly turns into a riot, but police keep them apart with tear gas. |
6,075,587 |
-32.851002 |
27.438499 |
South Africa |
|
Police and civil servants strike in the Ciskei region because they fear losing their pay and benefits once Apartheid ends and the region is dissolved. They take fellow officers and wives hostage. The strike leads to rioting and looting. |
6,075,594 |
-29.857 |
31.024799 |
South Africa |
|
Tens of thousands of ANC supporters march to demand free electioneering and to show ANC support in the traditional Zulu stronghold. |
6,075,599 |
-28 |
30 |
South Africa |
|
Factional clashes leave 70 dead over a several day period. |
6,075,605 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
Thousands of Zulus organized by the IFP march to protest the upcoming election. ANC guards fire on them, killing many. ANC and Zulus battle across the city. Fighting continues for several days. |
6,075,610 |
-29.7435 |
30.991699 |
South Africa |
|
Gunmen kill 5 ANC supporters. |
6,075,615 |
-28 |
30 |
South Africa |
|
Ongoing black violence in Natal, including an incident at a church in Estcourt, where gunmen kill 5 worshippers. |
6,075,620 |
-28 |
30 |
South Africa |
|
21 die in politically related violence. |
6,075,625 |
-29.727699 |
31.002199 |
South Africa |
|
Soldiers open fire on IFP supporters, killing 1. |
6,075,630 |
-29.450399 |
30.914801 |
South Africa |
|
Unidentified gunmen attack election workers distributing pamphlets. |
6,075,635 |
-26.217699 |
27.2173 |
South Africa |
|
IFP and ANC supporters clash over three week period, leaving 7 dead at the Western Areas gold mine. |
6,075,641 |
-28.2967 |
31.4226 |
South Africa |
|
Gunmen kill 2 ANC election workers. A mob of IFP supporters then besieges a police station where ANC canvassers have fled for safety. |
6,075,648 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
A bombing spree perpetrated by whites. On 4/24, a car bomb kills 9 people in Johannesburg near the ANC headquarters. On 4/25, a bomb destroys a taxi stand used by black commuters in Pretoria. Another bomb explodes the same day in Gerimston. |
6,075,652 |
-25.746 |
28.187099 |
South Africa |
|
A bombing spree perpetrated by whites. On 4/24, a car bomb kills 9 people in Johannesburg near the ANC headquarters. On 4/25, a bomb destroys a taxi stand used by black commuters in Pretoria. Another bomb explodes the same day in Gerimston. |
6,075,655 |
-26.2178 |
28.1672 |
South Africa |
|
A bombing spree perpetrated by whites. On 4/24, a car bomb kills 9 people in Johannesburg near the ANC headquarters. On 4/25, a bomb destroys a taxi stand used by black commuters in Pretoria. Another bomb explodes the same day in Gerimston. |
6,075,660 |
-29.9543 |
30.919201 |
South Africa |
|
Gunmen open fire, killing 5 people. |
6,075,665 |
-29.0511 |
25.2195 |
South Africa |
|
12 deaths nationwide in political violence. Further details unknown. |
6,075,670 |
-26.358801 |
28.133101 |
South Africa |
|
Hundreds of children march to celebrate peace. |
6,075,675 |
-29.0511 |
25.2195 |
South Africa |
|
Protests and riots occur in South Africa's prisoners. The prisoners demand to be freed. One inmate is shot and killed trying to escape at Modderbee prison, where another is also killed in rioting as the prisoners begin fighting each other. |
6,075,680 |
-26.3333 |
28.15 |
South Africa |
|
Six armed men open fire on a taxi, killing 3. |
6,075,685 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
Gunmen open fire on civilians, killing 11. |
6,075,691 |
-29.0511 |
25.2195 |
South Africa |
|
An escalating series of strikes over wages and racism in the workplace. Strikes start with grocery workers and then spread into the justice, metal, railway, and auto sectors. Over 100,000 workers are involved. The strikers turn violent. |
6,075,696 |
-29.4146 |
31.052 |
South Africa |
|
Gunmen kill a family of 9. |
6,075,701 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
More than 1000 workers march to protest police action against pickets and in support of ongoing strikes. |
6,075,708 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
400 demonstrators protest outside the headquarters of South African television over the broadcast of a program that shows the Inkatha party in a bad light. |
6,075,714 |
-28.868799 |
31.909901 |
South Africa |
|
5 people killed in separate incidents in KwaZulu-Natal after the broadcast of a controversial television program showing the IFP in a bad light. |
6,075,719 |
-29.0511 |
25.2195 |
South Africa |
|
Millions of South Africans pour into the streets to celebrate National Peace Day. |
6,075,725 |
-26.23 |
28.226101 |
South Africa |
|
Protest in a black township near Johannesburg over a cut-off of electricity and water supplies. |
6,075,731 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
Protests escalate to riots. Clashes with police occur. Residents demand a flat rate for services and rent, that electricity arrears be written off, and the Noorgesig be merged with Soweto. |
6,075,737 |
-27.9076 |
31.6469 |
South Africa |
|
IFP protesters surround the palace of the Zulu king to protest the presence of Nelson Mandela at a meeting. They throw stones at the President. |
6,075,743 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
Security guards strike. |
6,075,748 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
Striking security guards stage a protest which escalates to riots. Shots are traded with the police. Striking bus drivers blockade streets. |
6,075,754 |
-29.703899 |
30.9751 |
South Africa |
|
7 civilians killed by unknown gunmen. |
6,075,760 |
-26.2015 |
28.0455 |
South Africa |
|
Members of the ANC's former armed wing demonstrate outside ANC headquarters to demand higher pay and better integration into the armed forces. |