Refimprove date May 2009 Infobox Referendum name SouthAfrican Republic Referendum br small 5 October 1960 small title Are you in favour of a Republic for the Union? yes 850458 no 775878 total 1633772 electorate 1800648 map File SARepublicreferendum.svg mapdivision Province notes In 1960, the National Party South Africa National Party government of South Africa held a referendum on whether the then Union of South Africa should abandon its status as a Commonwealth realm and become a republic . The Afrikaner ... links http books.google.co.uk books?id D9feIxRNiecC&pg PA119&dq South Africa 1960referendum republic&cd ... reflist SouthAfrican elections Category 1960 referendums Category Referendums in South Africa Category 1960 in South Africa Category 1960 elections in Africa Category Events associated with apartheid Category Republicanism in South Africa nl Zuid Afrikaans referendum1960 no Folkeavstemningen ... Boer republic s of the SouthAfrican Republic Transvaal and Orange Free State voted decisively ... Natal Province Natal , which had an SouthAfrican English English speaking majority, voted against ... was held on 5 October 1960 on request of Hendrik Verwoerd. White South Africans were asked Are you ... was dropped from the names of some SouthAfrican Army regiments, such as the Natal Carbineers . However ... in 1952, the ship prefix title of SouthAfrican Navy vessels His Majesty s Ship Obsolete HMSAS His Majesty s SouthAfrican Ship was changed to SAS SouthAfrican Ship , ref http www.navy.mil.za aboutus history ambassadors.htm SouthAfrican Navy Unlikely Ambassadors ref and in 1959 the St Edward ... decimalised currency, the SouthAfrican Rand Rand , which did not feature the Queen s portrait ... republican , and regarded South Africa s status as a Commonwealth realm as a relic of British Empire British imperialism . Background Prior to the referendum, Hendrik Verwoerd H.F. Verwoerd &mdash Prime Minister of South Africa since 1958 &mdash lowered the voting age for whites to 18, and had ... more details
Orphan date November 2009 Golf Sewsunker Papwa Sewgolum won the Dutch Open golf Dutch Open golf tournament for the second year in a row. See also 1960 in South Africa Timeline of South African sport DEFAULTSORT 1960 In South African Sport Category 1960 in South Africa Sport Category 1960 in sports South Africa SouthAfrica sport stub ... more details
more footnotes date March 2011 Infobox Referendum name SouthAfrican Apartheid Referendum br small 17 ... & Co ISBN 0 316 54818 9 paperback, 1995 DEFAULTSORT SouthAfrican Apartheid Referendum, 1992 Category ... Source Apartheid The 1992 referendum was held in South Africa on 17 March of that year. In it, white South Africans ref http news.bbc.co.uk onthisday hi dates stories march 18 newsid 2524000 2524695.stm http africanelections.tripod.com za.html 1992 Referendum ref were asked to vote in the country s last whites only referendum to determine whether or not they supported the negotiated reforms begun by State President of South Africa State President F.W. de Klerk two years earlier, in which he proposed to end the SouthAfrican apartheid apartheid that had been started in 1948. The result of the election ... On February 2, 1990, in his opening address to parliament, State President of South Africa State President F.W. de Klerk announced that the ban on different political parties such as the African National Congress and the SouthAfrican Communist Party would be lifted and that Nelson Mandela ... the Referendum Image Flag of South Africa 1928 1994.svg thumb left 150px Flag of South Africa from 1928&ndash 1994 Prior to the referendum, the governing National Party South Africa National Party ... making slow progress. Violence was increasing in the Township South Africa SouthAfrican township ... were hostile to a NO vote. On the 27 April 1994, South Africa held its SouthAfrican general ... Africa Convention for a Democratic South Africa SouthAfrican elections References Reflist Sources ... Africa votes for change http africanelections.tripod.com za.html SouthAfrican election results http www.sahistory.org.za pages chronology general 1990s.html SouthAfrican History 1990 1999 Nelson Mandela ... from Victor Verster Prison in Paarl near Cape Town . On March 21, 1990, South West Africa became ... position was opposed by the Conservative Party South Africa Conservative Party which opposed the negotiations ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Use SouthAfrican English date April 2012 unreferenced date May 2010 Infobox Grand Prix race report Type NC Country South Africa Flag suffix 1928 Grand Prix South Africa Official name VII SouthAfrican Grand Prix Location East London Date 27 December Year 1960 Course Permanent racing facility Course mi 2.440 Course km 3.926 Distance laps 80 Distance mi 195.20 Distance km 314.08 Weather Pole Driver Stirling Moss Pole Country UK Pole Team Porsche in Formula One Porsche Pole Time 1 38.0 Fast Driver Joakim Bonnier Jo Bonnier Fast Team Porsche in Formula One Porsche Fast Time 1 35.7 Fast Country Sweden First Driver Stirling Moss First Country UK First Team Porsche in Formula One Porsche Second Driver Joakim Bonnier Jo Bonnier Second Country Sweden Second Team Porsche in Formula One Porsche Third Driver Jack Brabham Third Country AUS Third Team Cooper Car Company Cooper Coventry Climax Climax The 1960SouthAfrican Grand Prix was a auto racing motor race , run to Formula Libre rules, held on 27 December in East London. The race was run over 72 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Stirling Moss who took pole and came home in first place. Joakim Bonnier Jo Bonnier finished second and also set the fastest lap of the race. The 1960 Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham finished third. Category 1960 in South Africa SouthAfrican Grand Prix, 1960 Category SouthAfrican Grand Prix ... more details
The SouthAfrican national cricket team SouthAfrican cricket team toured England in the 1960 English cricket season 1960 season to play a five match Test cricket Test series against England national cricket team England . The tour was marked by repeated rulings against SouthAfrican fast bowler Geoff Griffin for Throwing cricket throwing and Apartheid anti apartheid demonstrations targeting the visiting nation.. England won the series 3 0 with 2 matches drawn. Test series summary http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Scorecards 24 24159.html 1st Test at Edgbaston Cricket Ground Edgbaston &ndash England won by 100 runs http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Scorecards 24 24212.html 2nd Test at Lord s Cricket Ground Lord s &ndash England won by an innings and 73 runs http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Scorecards 24 24269.html 3rd Test at Trent Bridge &ndash England won by 8 wickets http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Scorecards 24 24323.html 4th Test at Old Trafford Cricket Ground Old Trafford &ndash match drawn http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Scorecards 24 24422.html 5th Test at The Oval &ndash match drawn External sources http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Seasons Tours 1960.html CricketArchive &ndash tour summaries Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1961 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1961 Further reading various writers, A Century of South Africa in Test & International Cricket 1889 1989 , Ball, 1989 International cricket tours of England Category 1960 in cricket Category 1960 in England Category SouthAfrican cricket tours of England 1960 Category English cricket seasons from 1946 to 1968 Category International cricket competitions from 1945 46 to 1960 England cricket tour stub ... more details
Politics of Ghana A constitutional referendum was held in Ghana on 27 April 1960. The main issue was a change in the country s status from a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II as head of state, to a republic with a presidential system of government. There were 2,098,651 voters registered for the referendum. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 1,008,740 88.47 align left Against 131,425 11.53 align left Total 1,140,165 100 colspan 3 align left Source http africanelections.tripod.com gh.html 1960 Plebiscite African Elections database Aftermath Ghanaian presidential election, 1960 Presidential elections were held alongside the referendum, which were won by the incumbent Prime Minister of Ghana Prime Minister , Kwame Nkrumah . He was inaugurated on 1 July 1960, replacing Heads of state of Ghana Governor General William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel William Hare as head of state. Four years later, Ghanaian constitutional referendum, 1964 another referendum strengthened the president s powers and turned the country into a one party state with an official result of 99.91 in support . Ghanaian elections Category Elections in Ghana Category 1960 referendums Category 1960 in Ghana Category Referendums in Ghana Category Republicanism in the Commonwealth realms de Referendum in Ghana 1960 ... more details
Politics of Cameroon A constitutional referendum was held in Cameroon on 21 February 1960. The new constitution would make the country a federal presidential republic with a unicameralism unicameral federal parliament. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cm.html Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database ref It was passed by 60 of voters with a 75.5 turnout. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 797,498 60.03 align left Against 531,075 39.97 align left Invalid blank votes 9,605 align left Total 1,338,178 100 align left colspan 3 Source http africanelections.tripod.com cm.html African Elections Database References reflist Cameroonian elections Category 1960 referendums Category 1960 in Cameroon Category Elections in Cameroon ... more details
Politics of Cambodia A referendum on government policy was held in Cambodia on 5 June 1960. Voters were offered four choices of policies to approve those of Norodom Sihanouk , Son Ngoc Thanh or the communists, with a fourth choice of being indifferent . ref Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C 2001 Elections in Asia A data handbook, Volume II , p68 ISBN 0199249598 ref Sihanouk s policies received all but 133 of the two million ballots cast. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left Norodom Sihanouk 2,020,349 100 align left Son Ngoc Thanh rowspan 3 133 rowspan 3 0 align left Communist align left Indifferent align left Invalid blank votes align left Total 2,020,482 100 colspan 3 align left Source Nohlen et al. References reflist Cambodian elections Category Elections in Cambodia Category 1960 in Cambodia Category 1960 referendums ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Year in South Africa 1960 NOTOC Events February 3 February Harold Macmillan makes the Wind of Change speech Wind of Change speech to the Parliament of South Africa in Cape Town , receiving a stony reception. March 21 March Sharpeville massacre , Police shoot and kill an estimated 69 people who were part of a demonstration against pass laws , in which all black South Africans needed a passbook to be able to travel about their own land 22 March Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd tells Parliament that the Anti Pass Resistance in Sharpeville, Gauteng was not targeted against the government 23 March Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe , leader of the Pan Africanist Congress , who led the Sharpeville demonstration, Albert Lutuli for publicly burning his pass and 11 others are arrested for incitement of riots 24 March All public meetings more than 12 people are ban law banned , later reduced to meetings greater than 3 people 30 March The government declared a State of Emergency April 8 April The butt bans the African National Congress and the Pan Africanist Congress with the coming into effect of the Unlawful Organisations Act. 9 April David Pratt shoots and injures Hendrik Verwoerd , the Prime Minister of South Africa , as he opened the Rand Easter Show at Milner Park, Johannesburg 19 April The South West Africa People s Organisation SWAPO is founded in Windhoek , South West Africa , to oppose SouthAfrican rule May 4 May Robert Sobukwe , President of the Pan Africanist Congress , is sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for incitement of Africans to urge the repeal of pass laws October 5 October whites vote in a 1960South Africa referendumreferendum , to sever South Africa s last links with the British monarchy and become a republic Births 16 July PJ Powers , musician, born in Durban 24 August Geraldine Fraser Moleketi Geraldine Joslyn Fraser Moleketi , politician 16 October Mark Mathabane , author, tennis player born in Johannesburg Deaths ... more details
Politics of Puerto Rico A referendum on judicial reform was held in Puerto Rico on 8 November 1960. ref name N1 Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook, Volume I , p552 ISBN 978 0 19 928357 6 ref The changes were approved by 78.4 of voters. ref Nohlen, p556 ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 380,523 78.4 align left Against 104,748 21.6 align left Invalid blank votes align left Total 485,271 100 align left colspan 3 Source Nohlen References reflist Puerto Rican elections Category 1960 referendums Category Referendums in Puerto Rico Category 1960 in Puerto Rico ... more details
Politics of South Ossetia A referendum was held in South Ossetia on 13 November 2011. ref cite news url http www.presidentrso.ru edicts detail.php?ID 3914 title Decree to postpone a vote on the referendum in the Republic of South Ossetia date 12 August 2011 publisher Official website of the President of South Ossetia language Russian accessdate 26 August 2011 ref The referendum was originally scheduled for 11 September 2011, ref cite news url http presidentrso.ru edicts detail.php?ID 3795 title Decree on holding a referendum in the Republic of South Ossetia date 27 June 2011 publisher Official website of the President of South Ossetia language Russian accessdate 10 July 2011 location Tskhinvali ref but on 12 August the decision was made to postpone it. The referendum thus coincided with this year s South Ossetian presidential election, 2011 presidential election . The referendum asked voters the question Do you agree Ossetian and Russian should be the national languages of South Ossetia? Currently, the first section of the fourth article of the constitution states that Ossetian is the national language in South Ossetia, while the second section states that Russian together with Ossetian and, in certain cases, Georgian is the official language of government bodies, state administration and local self government. ref http presidentrso.ru republic constitution.php Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia in Russian on the official website of the President of South Ossetia ref According to preliminary data, having the status of Russian language as co national was supported by 83.99 of voters. The turnout was 67.05 . ref http cominf.org node 1166490292 ru icon News agency RES, 14.11.2011. ref References Reflist Use dmy dates date August 2011 DEFAULTSORT South Ossetian Referendum, 2011 ... in South Ossetia Georgia election stub SouthOssetia stub South Ossetian elections fr R f rendum ... more details
The first of two referendums on the proposed Constitution of Australia federal constitution was put to South Australian voters on 4 June 1898, however knowledge of the results of the referendum held in New South Wales on the same matter, which failed to meet a vote threshold for that state, resulted in a low voter turnout. Background While in the mid 19th century, South Australians were staunchly opposed to federation, due to the dominance of the colonies of Victoria, Australia Victoria and New South Wales in issues such as trade and tariffs, as well as a desire to keep unique elements of South Australia intact,. ref cite web url http www.parliament.sa.gov.au Library ReferenceShare Documents ResearchPaper7 2008.pdf title South Australian Referenda, 1896 1991 coauthors David Brooks, Dr Zoe Gill & Dr John Weste eds accessdate 6 December 2011 ref The mood shifted by the 1890s, with what was seen as the looming inevitability of federation a motivator to negotiating a good deal for the smaller states, with the argument by the Yes campaign that they may never have such favourable terms again. ref cite web url http www.slsa.sa.gov.au federation slides 5 1FD PM06 May1898Benefits.htm title Commonwealth League Advertisement accessdate 6 December 2011 ref The No campaign however focused on the potential for increased costs for South Australians, as well as decreased land values. ref cite web url http www.slsa.sa.gov.au federation slides 7 1FD PM01b 1899AntiCWLeague.htm title Anti Commonwealth Bill League Advertisement accessdate 6 December 2011 ref Results Despite a low turnout, the referendum passed with a two thirds majority. Referendum title Are you in favour of the proposed Federal Constitution Bill? yes 35,800 yespct 66.5 no 17,320 nopct 32.2 invalid 722 invalidpct 1.3 turnoutpct ... Referenda1.pdf South Australian Referenda References Reflist South Australian elections Category Referendums in South Australia 1898 Category 1898 in Australia ... more details
, and was the first referendum to be held in Australia. ref name South Australian Referenda cite web title South Australian Referenda url http www.seo.sa.gov.au apps uploadedFiles news 265 Referenda1.pdf publisher State Electoral Office South Australia accessdate 9 December 2010 ref The South Australian ... dogma a referendum question at the South Australian state election, 1893 1893 election . In 1895 Robert Caldwell, an Anglican Member of the House of Assembly of South Australia House of Assembly called ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Use Australian English date May 2011 File 1896 South Australian Election.jpg thumb alt The 1896 election day crowd The 1896 election day crowd on Waymouth Street . The election results can be seen on display to the right. The 1896 referendum was held concurrently with the general election. A referendum was held in South Australia on 25 April 1896, and dealt with matters relating to secular and religious education. The referendum was held concurrently with a South Australian ... to South Australian children in state schools. This prompted a number of church groups to campaign ... and the Labor Party An Early Conflict in South Australia journal Labour History year 1977 volume ... http nla.gov.au nla.news article34544881 title THE EDUCATIONAL REFERENDUM. newspaper The Advertiser ... it. ref name South Australian Referenda All subsequent referendums have been held in a Yes ... South Australian Referenda The total informal vote was 12,830 14 ,. ref name South Australian Referenda ... letter to his diocese in the wake of the referendum, conceding that the result had decisively shown ... decisive, but maintained hope for future changes. ref name How the Referendum is Understood cite news url http nla.gov.au nla.news article34544898 title How the Referendum is Understood. newspaper ... South Australian elections Category Referendums in South Australia 1896 Category 1896 in Australia Category Education in South Australia ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 21 November 1986, following a military coup in 1981. The new constitution would make the country a one party state with the Central African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party, as well as allowing Andr Kolingba to assume the presidency for six years without an election, and abolishing term limits. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 92.22 of voters with a 87.6 turnout. Following the referendum, Central African Republic parliamentary election, 1987 parliamentary elections took place in July 1987. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 696,055 92.22 align left Against 58,752 7.78 align left Invalid blank votes 8,644 align left Total 763,451 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 1986 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 1986 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 1 February 1981, following the overthrow of Jean B del Bokassa in 1979. The new constitution would make the country a presidential system presidential republic with a unicameralism unicameral National Assembly of the Central African Republic National Assembly , as well as restoring multi party democracy for the first time since 1962. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 98.55 of voters with a 92.53 turnout. ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP car1981referendum.htm CAR 1981 Constitutional referendum EISA ref Following the referendum, Central African Republic presidential election, 1981 presidential elections were held in March. However, a military coup occurred before parliamentary elections could take place. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 837,410 98.55 align left Against 12,360 1.45 align left Invalid blank votes 9,463 align left Total 859,447 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 1981 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 1981 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 5 December 2004. The new constitution would change the system of government from Presidential system presidential to semi presidential system semi presidential , as well as putting a limit of two terms on the President. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 91.37 of voters with a 77.1 turnout. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 811,739 91.37 align left Against 76,635 8.63 align left Total 888,374 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 2004 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 2004 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 28 December 1994. The new constitution would make the country a presidential system presidential republic with a unicameralism unicameral National Assembly and a List of heads of government of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire Prime Minister accountable to both the President and the National Assembly. ref http africanelections.tripod.com cf.html Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database ref It was approved by 82.7 of voters with a 45 turnout. Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 460,407 82.7 align left Against 96,337 17.3 align left Invalid blank votes 4,340 align left Total 561,084 100 References reflist Central African Republic elections Category 1994 referendums Category Elections in the Central African Republic Category 1994 in the Central African Republic Category Referendums in the Central African Republic ... more details
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The coins of the SouthAfrican rand are part of the physical form of South Africa s currency , the SouthAfrican rand . In 1961, South Africa replaced the SouthAfrican pound pound with a decimal currency 100 cents 100c 1 rand R1 , 1 rand being valued at 10 shillings. 1961&ndash 1964 File SA Coins 1961 1964.JPG thumb 1 2 c, 1 c and 5 c coins issued between 1961 and 1964. File ZA Gold Rands 1961 1983.jpg thumb 1 R and 2 R coin issued from 1961 to 1983. The rand was introduced in South Africa in February 1961, after the referendum of November 1960 which established autonomy from the British Empire , but before the new status came into effect in May 1961. The coins bear the forward facing portrait of Jan van Riebeeck on the obverse. The initial circulation coins of the Republic ... article&id 17&Itemid 66 title SouthAfrican History of Coins publisher SA Mint accessdate ... R and 2 R were issued, replacing the SouthAfrican pound gold half pound and pound coins introduced ... Image SA Coins 1965 1991.JPG thumb SouthAfrican coins issued between 1965 and 1988 A revised coinage ... Riebeeck, and later the state presidents or the SouthAfrican coat of arms. The country name was given ... 2002 03 22 publisher SouthAfrican Government Information accessdate 2008 08 14 ref The coins are still ... title 5 cent coin to be discontinued date 2011 11 24 publisher SouthAfrican Government ... also Coins of the SouthAfrican pound References Reflist External links http www.samint.co.za SouthAfrican Mint official site DEFAULTSORT Coins Of The SouthAfrican Rand Category Coins by country SouthAfrican rand Category Currencies of Africa Category Economy of South Africa .... 1989&ndash present File South Africa 2006 circulating coins.jpg thumb South Africa 2006 circulating ... colloquially as a De Klerk ref cite web url http www.isixhosa.co.za newsletters sept01.htm title African ... title South Africa s new R5 coin date 28 July 2004 publisher SouthAfrica.info ref Minting of the 5c ... more details
one of the entrenched clause s of the constitution. See also SouthAfrican republic referendum, 1960 ..., political realities prevented this goal from being attained prior to the 1960s. On August 3, 1960, the National Party government announced a referendum would be held in October of that year so that voters might weigh in on the question of whether the Union of South Africa should become a republic. More than 90 of eligible voters participated in the referendum, and 52.3 of those who did voted in favor of a Republic for the Union. The Republic of South Africa Constitution Bill was introduced in January 1961. It came into force on 31 May 1961 31 May was a significant day in SouthAfrican history ... and was required to meet at least once a year. The parliament of the Union SouthAfrican general election ... consisted of 150 members elected by white SouthAfrican white voters from single member electoral ... Historical constitutions of South Africa Category 1961 in South Africa Category Repealed SouthAfrican ...Infobox legislation shorttitle Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 image Coat of Arms of South ... of South Africa and to provide for matters incidental thereto. citation Act No. 32 of 1961 territorialextent enactedby Parliament of South Africa dateenacted dateassented 24 April 1961 datesigned ... whitepaper committeereport amendments repeals Mostly repealed by the Republic of South Africa Constitution ... of South Africa, 1993 related summary keywords The Constitution of 1961 formally the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 was the constitution fundamental law of South Africa for two decades. Under the terms of the constitution South Africa left the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth and became a republic . Legally, the Union of South Africa , which had existed since 1910, came to an end and was re established as the Republic of South Africa . Background Republicanism was always ... Anglo Boer War , and the day in 1910 on which the Union of South Africa came into being. Contents The structure ... more details
The SouthAfrican Airways Open may refer to SouthAfrican Open golf SouthAfrican Airways Open tennis , an ATP Challenger Tour event held in East London, South Africa . disambig ... more details
SouthAfrican Open may refer to SouthAfrican Open golf , a golf tournament held in South Africa SouthAfrican Open tennis , a defunct tennis tournament played from 1891 to 1995 SA Tennis Open , a tennis tournament, formerly called the SouthAfrican Open disambiguation de SouthAfrican Open ... more details
span style background color ffcccc 1960SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1960 , span 1967 South ... Report bgcolor FFCCCC rowspan 2 1960 ref There were two SouthAfrican Grands Prix in 1960. http ... Moss Porsche 1960 VII SouthAfrican Grand Prix Report bgcolor FFCCCC flagicon Belgium Paul Fr re Cooper Car Company Cooper Coventry Climax Climax 1960 VI SouthAfrican Grand Prix Report bgcolor DDDDDD ... Fastest lap 1 19.492 The SouthAfrican Grand Prix was first run as a Grand Prix motor racing handicap ... was put on hiatus there right after the controversial 1985 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1985 race due ... in 1991, two further races were held in 1992 and 1993. History The first SouthAfrican F1 race .... In 1967, the race was moved to Kyalami , where it would remain as long as the SouthAfrican Grand Prix ... speed in 1977 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1977 . The 1981 event was a victim of the FISA FOCA war . As agreement ... SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1985 race was mired in international controversy as nations began boycotting SouthAfrican sporting events because of racial segregation in the country, called apartheid ... latimes 1985 was the final SouthAfrican Grand Prix until the end of apartheid, with FIA president ... for two Grands Prix in F1 1992 and F1 1993 . The only SouthAfrican driver to win the SouthAfrican Grand Prix was Jody Scheckter in 1975 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1975 . British driver Jim Clark won it 4 times and Austrian driver Niki Lauda won 3 times. Winners of the SouthAfrican Grand Prix ... ffcccc 1961 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1961 span , 1963 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1963 , 1965 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1965 , 1968 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1968 3 flagicon Austria Niki Lauda 1976 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1976 , 1977 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1977 , 1984 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1984 rowspan 4 2 flagicon United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1969 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1969 , 1973 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1973 flagicon Argentina Carlos Reutemann 1974 SouthAfrican Grand Prix 1974 , span ... more details
SouthAfrican Party may refer to SouthAfrican Party Cape Colony , a political party in the Cape Colony , which existed until the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. It governed Cape Colony between 1908 until the creation of the Union of South Africa. SouthAfrican Party Union of South Africa , a political party in the Union of South Africa from 1911 to 1934 SouthAfrican Party Republic of South Africa , a political party in the Republic of South Africa from 1977 to 1980 disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 See also 1982 in SouthAfrican sport , 1983 in South Africa , 1994 in SouthAfrican sport and the Timeline of SouthAfrican sport . Boxing 23 September Gerrie Coetzee , the SouthAfrican heavyweight boxing champion, wins the World Boxing Association World Boxing Association WBA title in Akron, Ohio by knocking out American Michael Dokes and becomes the first SouthAfrican boxer to win a world heavyweight title. See Gerrie Coetzee vs. Michael Dokes Motorsport 15 October The 1983 SouthAfrican Grand Prix SouthAfrican Grand Prix , is held at Kyalami DEFAULTSORT 1983 In SouthAfrican Sport Category 1983 in South Africa Sport Category 1983 in sports South Africa SouthAfrica sport stub ... more details
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