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The rand was introduced in the then Union of South Africa on 14 February 1961, shortly before the establishment of the Republic on 31 May 1961. The rand replaced the pound with a decimal currency: 100 cents (100c) = 1 rand (R1), 1 rand being valued at 10 shillings and 1 cent at 1.2 pence. The coins bore the forward-facing portrait of Jan van ...
The presidency of Nelson Mandela began on 10 May 1994, when Nelson Mandela, an anti- apartheid activist, leader of uMkhonto we Sizwe, lawyer, and former political prisoner, was inaugurated as President of South Africa, and ended on 14 June 1999. He was the first non-White head of state in the history of South Africa, taking office at the age of 75.
In 1965, 2-cent coins replaced the 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 cent coins. The 1 ⁄ 2 cent coin was last struck for circulation in 1973. The 1 rand coin for circulation was introduced in 1967, followed by 2 rand coins in 1989 and 5 rand coins in 1994. Production of the 1 and 2-cent coins was discontinued in 2002, followed by 5-cent coins in 2012, primarily ...
Mandela during his 1994 visit to the US Recorded on 4 October 1994. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ mænˈdɛlə / man-DEH-lə; [ 1 ]Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to ...
President: Nelson Mandela: Preceded by: Alwyn Schlebusch (as Vice State President) Succeeded by: Thabo Mbeki (solely) 13th Leader of the Opposition; In office 1996–1997: President: Nelson Mandela: Preceded by: Constand Viljoen: Succeeded by: Marthinus van Schalkwyk: 7th President of the National Party; In office 2 February 1989 – 8 ...
Thabo Mbeki. The 50th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) took place from 16 to 20 December 1997 at the University of the North West [1] in what was then called Mafikeng. Attended by 3,000 voting delegates, [2] the conference elected a successor to outgoing ANC President Nelson Mandela, who declined to stand for another term.
The 1914 South African Native National Congress delegation to Britain (L-R: Walter Rubusana, Thomas Mapikela, Saul Msane, John Dube, and Sol Plaatje). The African National Congress (ANC) has been the governing party of the Republic of South Africa since 1994. The ANC was founded on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein and is the oldest liberation ...
The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election resulted in Nelson Mandela being elected as President of South Africa. Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent national ...