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The Monarch was represented in South Africa by a Governor-General. South Africa became a republic under the Constitution of 1961 and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial State President. In 1984, under the Tricameral Constitution, the State President gained executive powers, becoming head of both state and government.
Expelled African National Congress official Tennyson Makiwane is shot dead. August. Special Branch policeman Detective-Sergeant T.G. Zondi is shot at in Sobantu Village. September. 3 – Zimbabwe breaks diplomatic and consular relations with South Africa but maintains a commercial mission in Johannesburg. October
This is a list of presidents of South Africa by age, including state presidents (1961 to 1994) ... 23 September 1980: 82 years, 109 days: 30,059 days 9: Kgalema ...
General Magnus Malan (1930–2011), Chief of South African Defence Force 1976–80; Minister of Defence, 1980–91; Wynand Malan (born 1943); co-founder of Independent Party and Democratic Party Nelson Mandela (1918–2013); leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe 1961–90; President of South Africa 1994–99
14 – A bomb explodes at the African National Congress headquarters in London. 20 – A bomb explodes at the Langa Commissioners Court. April. 30 – Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda meet on the Botswana border to discuss the political situation in South West Africa and South Africa. May
19 – President Samora Machel of Mozambique dies when his Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft flies into the ground near Mbuzini in South Africa. 20 – A limpet mine explodes outside the Lamontville Police station. 22 – Two anti-tank landmine explosions occur. 31 – Detective Warrant Officer Seleka is killed in a grenade attack on his home.
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23 – The South African Defence Force attacks South-West Africa People's Organisation bases in Xangongo and Ongiva, southern Angola during Operation Protea. September. 2 – Two policemen and two civilians, one a child, are killed during an attack on Mabopane Police station. 12 – A bomb damages the main railway line at Delville Wood near ...