Theme
Constitutional Development
Events involving constitutional development.
Initial theme stub generated from temp/south_africa_20th_century_timeline_starter.csv.
Events
18 February 1858South African Republic constitution adoptedJune 1902Post-war reconstruction begins12 October 1908–11 May 1909National Convention20 September 1909South Africa Act31 May 1910Formation of the Union of South Africa1924Hertzog's National Party–Labour Pact government22 August 1934Status of the Union Act affirms legislative sovereignty1959Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act5 October 1960Referendum supports a South African republic15 March 1961South Africa withdraws its application to remain in the Commonwealth31 May 1961South Africa becomes a republic1976Transkei declared 'independent'1983Tricameral parliament constitution1989F. W. de Klerk becomes president21 August 1989Harare Declaration sets out a path to negotiations1990–1994Negotiated transition11 February 1990Nelson Mandela released from prison20–21 December 1991CODESA negotiations begin17 March 1992Referendum gives de Klerk a mandate to continue negotiations1994–1999Establishment and early operation of the Constitutional Court2024ANC loses majority and Government of National Unity formed