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In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
 History of South Africa
In May 1910, the two republics and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal formed the Union of South Africa, a self-governing dominion of the British Empire.
In 1912, the South Africa Native National Congress was founded in Bloemfontein and eventually became known as the African National Congress (ANC).
Following the 1994 elections, South Africa was governed under an interim constitution establishing a Government of National Unity (GNU).
infotut.com /geography/South-Africa   (1369 words)

  
 South Africa
South Africa's GDP is expected to increase gradually during the next few years, and the government recently revised upward its 2005 estimated growth to 4.3%.
South Africa was a founding member of the League of Nations and in 1927 established a Department of External Affairs with diplomatic missions in the main west European countries and in the United States.
South Africans (particularly the ANC leadership) also acknowledge support from and ties to the anti-apartheid movement in the U.S. From the 1970s through the early 1990s, U.S.-South Africa relations were severely affected by South Africa's racial policies.
www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/south-africa.html   (4992 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1961   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
March 15 - South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.
Flag of South Kasai South Kasai was a secessionist region in the area of south central Congo (Kinshasa) during the early 1960’s.
Rudolf Nureyev in 1961 Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (Russian spelling Рудольф Хаметович Нуреев, Tatar form Rudolf Xämät ulı Nuriev) (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993), Soviet-born dancer, was one of the greatest male dancers of the 20th century, alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1961   (8800 words)

  
 December 8 Events in History
December 8, 1962 Funeral for Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (New Kerk, Delft)
December 8, 1961 South Africa vs. NZ, Durban debuts for Eddie Barlow and Peter Pollock
December 8, 1961 Wilt Chamberlain scores the 2nd highest total in the NBA - 78
www.brainyhistory.com /days/december_8.html   (1736 words)

  
 Mutual Funds - Artisan Mutual Funds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Deplores the arms race and addresses the economic
1964 study of the struggle against apartheid in Transkei and South Africa.
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