Flag of Djibouti

27 June 1977

Djibouti, France’s last colony, gains independence

27 June 1961

Ghana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa

27 June 1986

South African Journalist, Zwelakhe Sisulu is abducted.

27 June 1940

The "Battle of Andringa": violently separating Stellenbosch

27 June 1951

David Kramer was born on this day

27 June 1987

The Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed

27 June 1976

The National President of the Black People’s Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness

27 June 1996

Legal action against election results

27 June 1962

General Law Amendment Act (Sabotage Act) No 76 commences

27 June 1988

The Moutse (Validation of Actions) Bill is tabled

27 June 2005

Language policy causes a heated debate in Cape Town