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House Of Representatives (South Africa)
The House of Representatives ( af, Raad van Verteënwoordigers) was an 80-seat body in the Tricameral Parliament of South Africa which existed from 1984-1994. It was reserved for Coloured South Africans. The body was elected twice; in 1984 and 1989. Electoral turnouts for the House of Representatives were poor. The House of Representatives met in the former Senate chamber in the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town. The executive arm of the House of Representatives was a Ministers' Council, led by a Chairman. The civil service that dealt with Coloured "own affairs" (including education, health and welfare, local government, housing and agriculture) was called the Administration: House of Representatives, and was based in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricameral Parliament
The Tricameral Parliament, officially the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, was the legislature of South Africa between 1984 and 1994, established by the South African Constitution of 1983, which gave a limited political voice to the country's Coloured and Indian population groups. The majority Black population group was however still excluded, their interests notionally represented in the governments of the black homelands, or "bantustans", of which they were formally citizens. As these institutions were largely politically impotent, its principal effect was to further entrench the political power of the White section of the South African population (or, more specifically, that of the ruling National Party, which in turn mainly drew its support from the Afrikaner community). History The Tricameral Parliament can trace its origin back to 1981, when the Senate was replaced with the President's Council ( af, Presidentsraad), which was an advisory body consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Democratic Party (South Africa)
United Democratic Party may refer to: *United Democratic Party (Belize) * United Democratic Party (British Guiana) * United Democratic Party (Cayman Islands) *United Democratic Party (The Gambia) * United Democratic Party (Kenya) *United Democratic Party (Malaysia) * United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) (India) * United Democratic Party (Myanmar) * United Democratic Party (Namibia) * United Democratic Party (Nepal) *United Democratic Party (Marshall Islands) * United Democratic Party (Solomon Islands) * United Democratic Party (South Korea, 1995) *United Democratic Party, the former name of the Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008) * United Democratic Party (Tanzania) See also *Democratic Party (other) Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party * Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Dem ... {{disambig Political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Establishments In South Africa
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held in Sarajev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organisations Associated With Apartheid
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from the Greek word ''organon'', which means tool or instrument, musical instrument, and organ. Types There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including corporations, governments, non-governmental organizations, political organizations, international organizations, armed forces, charities, not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, and educational institutions, etc. A hybrid organization is a body that operates in both the public sector and the private sector simultaneously, fulfilling public duties and developing commercial market activities. A voluntary association is an organization consisting of volunteers. Such organizations may be able to operate without legal formalities, depending on jurisdiction, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apartheid Government
Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on ''baasskap'' (boss-hood or boss-ship), which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation's minority white population. According to this system of social stratification, white citizens had the highest status, followed by Indians and Coloureds, then black Africans. The economic legacy and social effects of apartheid continue to the present day. Broadly speaking, apartheid was delineated into ''petty apartheid'', which entailed the segregation of public facilities and social events, and ''grand apartheid'', which dictated housing and employment opportunities by race. The first apartheid law was the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Organisations Based In South Africa
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Defunct National Legislatures
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Hendrickse
Helenard Joe Hendrickse (22 October 1927 – 16 March 2005), popularly known as Allan Hendrickse, was a South African politician, Congregationalist minister and teacher. He participated in an act of defiance by swimming at a South African beach reserved for Whites only. Personal life Hendrickse was born in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape and studied at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape, where he met key ANC figures Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, and future President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe. He married in 1957 and had four children. Hendrickse died of a heart attack at Port Elizabeth Airport on 16 March 2005, aged 77. Political career In 1969, he became one of the founders of the Labour Party, which represented Coloured people on the Coloured Peoples' Representative Council. He helped open "Coloured" schools to students of all races. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African General Election, 1984
General elections were held in South Africa in August 1984 to elect Coloured and Indian representatives to their respective houses of the Tricameral Parliament. The Coloured elections for the House of Representatives took place on 22 August, and resulted in a victory for the Labour Party, headed by the Reverend Allan Hendrickse, which won 76 of the 80 seats. The Indian elections for the House of Delegates were held on 28 August and saw the National People's Party emerge as the largest party, winning 18 of the 40 seats.Elections in South Africa African Elections Database The Indian elections were opposed by the United Democratic Front and were marked by boyco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politician)
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In running for public office, independents sometimes choose to form a party or alliance with other independents, and may formally register their party or alliance. Even where the word "independent" is used, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom Party (South Africa)
Freedom Party may refer to: Active political parties * Freedom Party of Afghanistan *Freedom Party of Austria * Bangladesh Freedom Party * Freedom Party of Canada **Freedom Party of Ontario * Freedom Party (Denmark) * Freedom Party (Egypt) *Freedom Egypt Party *Freedom Party (Finland) *Svoboda (political party) ("Freedom"), in Ukraine *Marematlou Freedom Party, in Lesotho *Party for Freedom, in the Netherlands *Inkatha Freedom Party, in South Africa *Sri Lanka Freedom Party * Freedom Party of Switzerland *Freedom Party (Lithuania) *American Freedom Party, in the U.S. ** Freedom Party of New York (other) Former political parties * Freedom Party (Bessarabia), in Moldova (1949–1950) * Freedom Party (Ecuador) (2001–2003, 2007) * Freedom Party (Indonesia) (2002–2009) *Freedom Party (Netherlands) (PVV) (1946–1948) * Freedom Party (New Zealand) (2005) * Freedom Party (Slovakia) (1946–1990) * Freedom Party (United Kingdom) (2000–2006) * Freedom P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Reform Party (South Africa)
The Democratic Reform Party of South Africa was a party active in the South African coloured community in the late apartheid years. It won five of the eighty seats in the segregated House of Representatives and formed the official opposition against the Labour Party's 69 seats. As the official opposition in the House of Representatives it took part in the CODESA The apartheid system in South Africa was ended through a series of bilateral and multi-party negotiations between 1990 and 1993. The negotiations culminated in the passage of a new interim Constitution in 1993, a precursor to the Constitution ... negotiations to end apartheid. References Defunct political parties in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
