Tag Archives: Nelson Mandela

Apartheid or Apartness #6 Anno 2012

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Previously we mentioned, in Apartheid or Apartness #5 Spiral of violence and destruction or of reconciliation and peace, that South-Africa had to choose a spiral and  WCC programmes tried with initiatives as The Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV) to strengthen existing … Continue reading →

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Apartheid of rassenverschil systeem #4 Kater voor de kerk

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Voorgaand: Oppositie en escalatie 7. Hervormde Kerk in beweging In 1982 bij de 21ste algemene raad (Ottawa, Canada) werd de Zuid-Afrikaanse Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk (NHK of DRC: African Dutch Reformed Church) van WARC lidmaatschap opgeschort, op een tijdstip waarop de NHK … Continue reading →

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Apartheid or Apartness #4 Hangover of Church

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

What happened before: #3 Opposition and Escalation 7. Moving Reformed Church The South African Council of Churches put more pressure on the South-African Christians and got a major role in the years up to Nelson Mandela’s liberation in 1991 and the … Continue reading →

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Apartheid of rassenverschil systeem #3 Oppositie en escalatie

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

5. Verzet In 1964 werd ANC leider Nelson Mandela veroordeeld tot een levenslange opsluiting. In de jaren ’70 werden meer dan 3 miljoen mensen ‘overgekast’ of met geweld overgeplaatst naar zwarte „geboortelanden“ of “thuislanden” later officieel bekend onder de naam … Continue reading →

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Apartheid or Apartness #3 Opposition and Escalation

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

5. Opposition In 1960, a large group of blacks in Sharpeville refused to carry their passes; the government declared a state of emergency. The emergency lasted for 156 days, leaving 69 people dead and 187 people wounded. Wielding the Public … Continue reading →

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Apartheid or Apartness #2 Up to 2nd part 20th Century

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

3. First part of 20th century When the Union of South Africa came into being in 1910 the white people got all the functions and major positions. The African National Congress (ANC), formed in 1912, became the opponent of apartheid, … Continue reading →

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Nieuwe uitdaging voor 100 jaar oude ANC

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Dit weekend vierde de oudste de bevrijdingsbeweging van Afrika, de regerende ANC, het Afrikaans Nationaal Congres van Zuid-Afrika, haar eeuwfeest. Een middernachtmis in de Wesleyan Church in Mangaung, net buiten Bloemfontein zette de feestelijkheden in op vrijdag. Talrijke wereldleiders en … Continue reading →

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100 years old ANC having to face a new challenge of free people

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

When the Dutch East India Company established a station at Cape Town in 1652 White settlement of South Africa began and the “swarties” saw their land be taken in by the “blankies”. By the time Britain annexed the Cape Colony … Continue reading →

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