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Anti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign

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… 2011 Updated August 27, 2019 South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were officially recognised as a … of separate development, evidenced in a request by the SAIC’s MD Coovadia in 1965 for the establishment of an Indian … today Diepkloof in Soweto. Another such instance saw the SAIC objecting to the proximity of Coloured people to an …

Mahomed Dawood Barmania

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… on the executive of the  South African Indian Congress (SAIC). The  Smuts’s  government proposal to establish … residential areas in Natal and the Transvaal divided the SAIC. Instead of rejecting these proposals outright, as the … in South Africa did, Barmania aligned himself with the SAIC’s traditional policy of attempting to find a compromise …

South African Indian Congress (SAIC)

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… – before 1917), and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC - 1919). During the Gandhi campaigns of 1908 and 1913 a … in the Class Areas Bill of 1924. The founding of the SAIC (1919) Mohandas Karamchand (M.K.) Gandhi was … in 1903. However, it was only as late as 1919 that the SAIC was founded. After a modest beginning the SAIC was to …

Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather

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… of the NIC and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) to work with the government at that time. By 1938 the … anonymously paid his fine. It was at this time that the SAIC which was led by the conservative elements attempted to … on the land and property issues. On 29 March 1944, the SAIC presented a memorandum to the Prime Minister in which …

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal

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… Dayal represented the  South African Indian Conference  (SAIC) at the Indian National Congress at Amritsar in 1919 and at Gaya in 1922 and was instrumental in getting the SAIC affiliated to the Indian National Congress. In 1925, when the SAIC sent a deputation to India specifically to protest …

Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC)

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… umbrella organization, the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) . However, in the 1930s -1940s the TIC experienced more … leadership when Dr. Yusuf Dadoo emerged on the scene (see SAIC section). Dr. Dadoo was elected to the parties’ … 1920s it functioned under the umbrella organization, the SAIC (South African Indian Congress) which it helped form …

Indian South Africans timeline 1920-1929

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… decides to establish the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri is elected its first … A deputation of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets with the Minister of the Interior, Sir Patrick … forward the case of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) concerning the Class Areas Bill in interviews with the …

Yusuf Cachalia

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… A leading figure in the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) in the 1940s and 1950s, who was instrumental in … Cachalia was closely associated with joint efforts by the SAIC and the ANC. As a secretary of the SAIC, he was involved in planning for the protests of May 1 …

Giyani, Polokwane

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Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather

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… of the NIC and the  South African Indian Congress (SAIC)  to work with the government at that time. By 1938 the … anonymously paid his fine. It was at this time that the SAIC which was led by the conservative elements attempted to … on the land and property issues. On 29 March 1944, the SAIC presented a memorandum to the Prime Minister in which …

Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula

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Defiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952

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… February 18 ,   The Planning Council of the ANC and SAIC meet for the first time, in order to strategise on the … Congress (ANC) and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) officials in some sixteen centres throughout the … National Congress (ANC) and South African Indian Congress (SAIC) issues a report. December 6 ,  The Joint Planning …

The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946

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… and the total dominance of the radicals in the NIC and the SAIC . Meeting in Cape Town on 24 March, the SAIC executive decided to instruct the NIC and the TIC "to … support to the Passive Resistance Council. Following the SAIC conference in February 1946, the SAIC deputation left …

Natal Indian Congress (NIC)

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… functioned under the umbrella organization, the SAIC (South African Indian Congress). However, in the … when Dr. G.M. Naicker emerged on the scene ( see SAIC history ). Dr. Naicker was elected to the organisation's … later went on to form the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) in 1919. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was later to …

1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban

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… On 6 February 1949 , the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and the African National Congress (ANC) formed a joint … The commission commenced its work on 17 February 1949. The SAIC and the ANC were jointly represented at this commission … that the formation of the Joint Council of the ANC and the SAIC, supported the contention that Africans were not against …

General South African History Timeline: 1920s

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… decides to establish the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri is elected its first … A deputation for the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets with the Minister of the Interior, Sir Patrick … forward the case of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) concerning the Class Areas Bill in interviews with the …

Adams Farid Ahmed

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… in June 1935. Adams joined South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the … forties during the anti- Ghetto Act campaign . With the SAIC he collected food and money for victims of the 1949 … - 1961 Lives of Courage Synopsis Synopsis Member of the SAIC and the SACP, 1956 Treason Trialist References Gail M. …

Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo

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… and involvement in the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), Natal Indian Congress (NIC), and Transvaal Indian … returned in 1932. Upon his return, Dadoo attended the SAIC Round Table Conference held on 27-28 August where the … Bloc to shun the discriminatory legislation, the SAIC refused to support the resolution. V.S.C. Pather , the …

South African Congress of Democrats (COD)

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… Party (SACP) , the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) , banned members of the Communist Party and other … Communist Party (SACP) South African Indian Congress (SAIC) The Torch Commando in action. © National Library of … Communist Party (SACP) South African Indian Congress (SAIC) Timelines A history of Indians in South Africa …

Other organisations related to the ANC

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… Africanist Congress (PAC) South African Indian Congress (SAIC) Natal Indian Congress (NIC) Transvaal Indian Congress … Africanist Congress (PAC) South African Indian Congress (SAIC) Natal Indian Congress (NIC) Transvaal Indian Congress …

Abdul ‘Apamai’ Rahman Dawood

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… to oppose the apartheid South African Indian Council (SAIC) elections. The Anti-SAIC Committee opposed the government created Council and … community who participated in Apartheid Structures. The SAIC was formed as an advisory body by the apartheid …

Indian South Africans timeline 1930-1939

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… emergency conference of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) is held in Johannesburg in order to formulate … Dr D.F. Malan, requests the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) to nominate a representative of the South African … Enquiry Committee. The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) convenes a conference in Johannesburg. The Conference …

The Development of Indian Political Movements in South Africa, 1924 - 1946 by Essop Pahad

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… INTRODUCTION > INTRO | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ABBR. | BIOS | SAIC CONSTITUTION | CAPE TOWN AGREEMENT | MANIFESTOES | … INTRODUCTION > INTRO | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ABBR. | BIOS | SAIC CONSTITUTION | CAPE TOWN AGREEMENT | MANIFESTOES | …

Dr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline

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… elected president of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC). 1949 - Violence broke out in Durban when impoverished … against their right to cross-examine witnesses. 1950 – The SAIC set up a Joint Consultative Committee with the ANC to … the June police shooting in Soweto. 1977 - He led the Anti-SAIC (South African Indian Council) and began a campaign to …

Dr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker

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… Congress  (ANC) and the  South African Indian Congress  (SAIC), and the so-called Doctors' Pact of March 1947 in which … of the law. During the 1950s Naicker was president of the SAIC for at least two terms. In 1953 he was restricted and … gatherings. However, he remained president of both the SAIC and NIC in name. Naicker was one of the accused in the …

Indian South Africans timeline 1950-1959

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… Chief Luthuli opened the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) conference in Durban and two years later on 12 October … 28 September, Dr Monty Naicker is elected president of the SAIC. Still banned, his messages of support and defiance were … the annual conference of the NIC on 22 June 1956, and the SAIC conference held between 19 and 21 October. 1956 4 April, …

African National Congress Timeline 1950-1959

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… representatives from the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) , African People’s Organisation (APO), ANC Youth … of Protest proposed by the ANC. 11 June, The ANC and the SAIC decide to proclaim a “National Day of Mourning“, on 26 … because of the shootings on 1 May. 15 June, The ANC, APO, SAIC and SACP issue a flyer in support of the National Day of …

Table Mountain, Cape Town

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Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s

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… women's organisations. The Indian Council revamped as the SAIC: Reaction The National Indian Council set up by the … community to be called the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) . Once again there was only limited support for the … ) were opposed to this new form of apartheid and anti-SAIC committees were formed to resist the measure. In 1981 …

Narainsamy Thumbi Naicker

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… Indian Congress and later became general secretary of the SAIC. He was a defendant in the Treason Trial from December … Natal Indian Congress (NIC) South African Indian Congress (SAIC) African National Congress (ANC) Treason Trial 1956 - … Indian Congress and later became general secretary of the SAIC. He was a defendant in the Treason Trial from December …

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