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词条 1995 in South Africa
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  1. Incumbents

  2. Events

  3. Births

  4. Deaths

  5. Sports

     Rugby 

  6. References

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The following lists events that happened during 1995 in South Africa.

Incumbents

  • President: Nelson Mandela.[1]
  • Deputy President: F.W. de Klerk along with Thabo Mbeki
  • Chief Justice: Michael Corbett.

Events

January
  • 10 – General Johan van der Merwe, Police Commissioner of the South African Police Service, resigns and is succeeded by General George Fivaz.
  • 25 – South Africa and India sign a number of agreements relating to political, trade, economic, cultural, scientific and technical co-operation.
March
  • 27 – Winnie Mandela is dismissed as deputy minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology.
  • Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh visit South Africa.
May
  • 10 – At Vaal Reefs gold mine in Orkney, a runaway locomotive falls into a lift shaft onto an ascending cage and causes it to plunge {{convert|1500|ft}} to the bottom of the {{convert|6900|ft}} deep shaft, killing 104.[2][3]
June
  • 6 – The Constitutional Court abolishes capital punishment in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another.
July
  • 19 – The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 is signed into law by president Nelson Mandela.
  • South Africa and India sign an agreement on co-operation in science and technology.
August
  • – Serial killer Moses Sithole is arrested for the murders of 38 people.
November
  • 29 – Desmond Tutu is appointed chairperson of the 17-member Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by president Nelson Mandela.

Births

  • 8 January – Kyle Edmund, South African-born British tennis player
  • 19 April – Madrie Le Roux, tennis player
  • 5 June – Troye Sivan, South African-born Australian actor and singer
  • 12 June – Claudia Cummins, artistic gymnast
  • 6 August – Lynn Kiro, tennis player
  • 11 August – Brad Binder, motorcycle racer
  • 30 October – Anene Booysen, murder victim (d. 2013)
  • 7 November – Cameron Coetzer, badminton player
  • 20 December – Aimee van Rooyen, rhythmic gymnast

Deaths

  • 6 January – Joe Slovo, activist and politician. (b. 1926)
  • 20 June - Harry Gwala, activist and politician. (b. 1920)
  • 15 September – Harry Calder, cricketer. (b. 1901)

Sports

Rugby

  • 25 May to 24 June – South Africa hosts the 1995 Rugby World Cup and wins the final game 15-12 against the New Zealand All Blacks.

References

1. ^Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017)
2. ^{{cite web|title=104 miners are crushed to death when an elevator carrying gold miners plunges to the bottom of a Vaal Reef mineshaft near Orkne|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/104-miners-are-crushed-death-when-elevator-carrying-gold-miners-plunges-bottom-vaal-reef|publisher=South African History Online|accessdate=27 August 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Locomotive crushes 105 gold miners|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/locomotive-crushes-105-gold-miners-1619145.html|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=27 August 2014}}
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