1996 in South Africa
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See also: 1995 in South Africa, other events of 1996, 1996 in South African sport 1997 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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[edit] Events
[edit] February
- 26 February - South Africa and Algeria restore diplomatic ties
[edit] March
- 19 March - Nelson Mandela formally ends his 38-year marriage to Winnie Mandela when the Rand Supreme Court grants him a divorce.
[edit] May
- 2 May - South Africa and China exchange letters granting each other most-favoured-nation status
- 8 May - South Africa's new constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Assembly
[edit] April
- 15 April - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission starts its first formal hearings
[edit] June
- 19 June - Roberto Robaina, Cuban Foreign Minister visits South Africa
[edit] August
- Mimi Coertse receives the highest accolade an artist can receive from the Austrian Government, the Oesterreichishe Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst
[edit] September
- 6 September - The Constitutional Court delivers judgement on the new constitution
- 11 September - A mining agreement on wages and working conditions is signed between the Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers
[edit] October
- 11 October - The constitution is amended by the Constitutional Assembly
[edit] December
- 4 December - A number of agreements relating to culture, double taxation, fiscal evasion and a memorandum of understanding relating to defence equipment are signed by Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President of South Africa on a state visit to India
- 10 December - The new constitution is signed into law
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- Trevor Manuel is appointed Minister of Finance
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 15 January - King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho is killed in a car accident
- 16 December - Laurens van der Post, author, farmer, war hero, political adviser, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist, dies at the age of 90
