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| 1915 | Botha, Louis |  |
| Namibia is placed under Sth African military administration |
| 1919 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| The treaty of Versailles gives SouthAfrica a mandate over Namibia, which wis occupied from 1919 until 1990 |
| 1963 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| SWAPO initiates an armed struggle for independence in Namibia |
| 1966 | Swart, Charles Robberts | |
| The United Nations revokes the Sth African mandate over Namibia |
| 1966 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| The United Nations revokes the Sth African mandate over Namibia |
| 16th July The World Court rules in Sth Africa's favour for it to retain control |
| Aug The UN resolves the place Namibia under UN control |
| 1966 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| Oct The OAU votes in favour of supporting UN control over Namibia |
| 1967 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| The UN makes an unsccessful attempt to take control of Namibia |
| 1969 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| 4th Oct Sth Africa ignores the UN mandate to relinquish its control over Namibia |
| 1971 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| The World Court rules that Sth Africa's presence in Namibia is unlawful |
| 1972 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| An attempt by Kurt Waldheim to negotiate with Sth Africa fails |
| 1973 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| An attempt by Kurt Waldheim to negotiate with Sth Africa fails |
| The UN declares SWAPO the only legally recognizable representitive of Namibia |
| 1974 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| Dec The UN gives Sth Africa 6 months to transfer authority to Namibia |
| 1975 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| Sth Africa convenes the Turnhalle Conference to draft a Namibia constitution |
| 1976 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| Sth Africa ignores UN resolutions & seeks to implement its own solution |
| SWAPO & Sth Africa accept UN settlement proposals, followed by a breakdown |
| 30th Jan The UN adopts a resolution to hold free & open elections under its supervision |
| 1978 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| Sep The UN passes another resolution for free & open elections in Namibia |
| 1983 | Viljoen, Marais | |
| 18th Jan Namibia Africa SouthAfrica dissolves the National Assembly in Namibia & rules it from Pretoria |
