1964 in South Africa
See also: 1963 in South Africa, other events of 1964, 1965 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
February
- South Africa is suspended from the International Labour Organisation
March
- 11 March – South Africa withdraws from the International Labour Organisation
June
- Nelson Mandela's original 5 year sentence is commuted for life for high treason in the Rivonia Trial
July
- 24 July – Frederick John Harris, a schoolteacher, explodes a bomb at Park Station (Johannesburg's main railway station) killing Edna Rhys, a 77 year old woman and injuring 23 others
Unknown date
- Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, an Indian golfer, wins the Dutch Open tournament for the third time
- The African National Congress establishes offices in Dar-es-Salaam
Births
Deaths
Categories: 1964 | Years in South Africa