1956 in South Africa
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Events
- February
- 1 – The South African government requests the Soviet Union to withdraw its consulates.
- March
- 16 – The Riotous Assemblies Act no. 17 is passed, prohibiting any outside gathering that the Minister of Justice deems a threat to public peace.
- 17 – Mimi Coertse makes her Vienna State Opera debut as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute (Mozart).
- August
- 9 – Women march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria in protest to the pass laws.
- December
- 5 – 156 leading activists are arrested, heralding the start of the Treason Trial. Among those arrested is Lillian Masediba Ngoyi.
- 19 – The Four year long Treason Trial begins at the Drill Hall in Johannesburg.
- Unknown date
- Lillian Masediba Ngoyi is elected president of the Federation of South African Women.
- Lillian Masediba Ngoyi becomes the first woman ever to be elected to the African National Congress national executive committee.
- Segregation is introduced on buses.
- Albert Lutuli is arrested.
Births
- 31 January – Trevor Andrew Manuel, Minister of Finance from 1996, is born in Kensington, Cape Town.
- 1 September – Jeremy Baskin, trade unionist and labour market analyst.
- 2 November – Lucas Seage, artist, is born in Newclare, Johannesburg.
References
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