Today in Kimberley's History
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Cetshwayo travels to London to request that he be restored as king of the Zulu Kingdom - 1882
On 14 August 1882 Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), king of Zululand, visited Queen Victoria of Britain. Prior to his visit to Britain, he was exiled to the Cape after losing the crucial Battle of Ulundi, during the Anglo Zulu War against Sir Frere and his men. Cetshwayo undertook the trip to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom. He also vowed not to go to war with the British again. The Queen granted him his request and allowed him to return to South Africa to be a ruler of a small portion of the Zulu Kingdom. However, on his return, a Civil War had erupted in the Zulu Kingdom and he was forced to flee to Eshowe, where he died in 1884.
On 14 August 1882 Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), king of Zululand, visited Queen Victoria of Britain. Prior to his visit to Britain, he was exiled to the Cape after losing the crucial Battle of Ulundi, during the Anglo Zulu War against Sir Frere and his men. Cetshwayo undertook the trip to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom. He also vowed not to go to war with the British again. The Queen granted him his request and allowed him to return to South Africa to be a ruler of a small portion of the Zulu Kingdom. However, on his return, a Civil War had erupted in the Zulu Kingdom and he was forced to flee to Eshowe, where he died in 1884.
PW Botha resigns as state President of SA - 1989
South African President, Pieter Willem Botha, resigned from his position as state president seven months after a minor stroke that led to his admission in hospital, and amid rising political instability, growing economic problems and diplomatic isolation. On 15 August, Mr. F.W. de Klerk was sworn in as Acting President pending the results of the general elections. In 1990 Botha resigned from the National Party (NP) in protest against President F.W. de Klerk's reform proposals which included the unbanning of some influential organizations such as the African National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) and the release of political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela.
South African President, Pieter Willem Botha, resigned from his position as state president seven months after a minor stroke that led to his admission in hospital, and amid rising political instability, growing economic problems and diplomatic isolation. On 15 August, Mr. F.W. de Klerk was sworn in as Acting President pending the results of the general elections. In 1990 Botha resigned from the National Party (NP) in protest against President F.W. de Klerk's reform proposals which included the unbanning of some influential organizations such as the African National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) and the release of political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela.