1992 in South Africa
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Incumbents
Events
- February
- 3 – President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress leader, are jointly awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize at the Unesco headquarters in Paris.
- 25 (about) – South Africa and Bulgaria sign a diplomatic agreement.
- 28 – The ownership of the port town of Walvis Bay is transferred from South Africa to Namibia.
- 28 – South Africa and Russia establish full diplomatic ties.
- March
- 12 – Citrusdal in the Cape Province becomes South Africa's first officially recognised non-racial local authority.
- 17 – The government holds a referendum about changing the constitution, paving the way to end apartheid.
- The Skweyiya Commission finds the African National Congress guilty of having a systematic policy of abuse and violation of human rights in some camps of exile.
- April
- 13 – Nelson Mandela announces his separation from his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a press conference in Johannesburg.
- June
- 4 – The co.za internet domain is created.
- 17 – Violence breaks out between the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party in Boipatong, leaving 46 dead.
- August
- 15 – South Africa plays its first rugby test since the abolishment of apartheid.
- September
- 7 – 29 people are killed in the Bisho massacre when the Ciskei Defence Force opens fire on about 100,000 protesters in Bisho, Ciskei. [1]
- November
- 28 – The Azanian People's Liberation Army, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, massacres civilians at the King William's Town Golf Club, killing four people.
- December
- 19 – President F.W. de Klerk dismisses 23 senior military officers, including 6 generals, on unfounded suspicion of unauthorized activities designed to disrupt negotiations with the African National Congress.[2][3]
- Unknown date
- Trevor Manuel becomes head of the African National Congress Department of Economic Planning.
Births
- 17 January – Enrico Adolph, soccer player.
- 29 January – Eben Barnard, rugby player.
- 12 April – Chad le Clos, swimmer.
- 13 August – Jenny-Lyn Anderson, swimmer.
Deaths
- Julayi Hlekiso, chairperson of the Transport and General Workers Union, is shot dead in Transkei.
- 9 July – Chief Julius Matatu, former Transkei minister and prominent traditional leader, is shot dead at his home in Mqanduli, Transkei.
- 18 October – Abraham Manie Adelstein, United Kingdom's Chief Medical Statistician, dies at the age of 76.
- 25 December – Helen Joseph, activist, dies at the age of 87.
Railways
Locomotives
- 10 September – Spoornet places the first of fifty Class 38-000 dual mode locomotives in service, the first locomotives in South Africa capable of running either on 3 kV DC electricity off the catenary or on diesel fuel alone.[4][5]
Sports
Athletics
- 28 March – Abel Mokibe wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:11:07 in Cape Town.
References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/7/newsid_2502000/2502607.stm
- ^ South African History Online - Top army officers purged
- ^ Interview with Major General Chris Thirion on 15 June 2009
- ^ South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
- ^ "UCW - Electric locomotives" (PDF). The UCW Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2010.