General South African History Timeline: 1980s
… from detention on 27 February 1980. 1980 12 January, A British Sports Council team begins a three-week fact-finding … by the Anti-Apartheid Movement. In a radio and television interview, Prime Minister P.W. Botha, sets out the principles … June, a national emergency was declared, that lasted until 1990. 1986 5 June, South Africa:Signs treaty with Botswana, …