June 1986
Murphy Morobe spoke on UDF under the State of Emergency
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January 1983Launching the UDF Call for UDF; commission appointed; steering committee set up
AL2446_0266 May 1983Launching the UDF Transvaal and Natal regions launched July 1983Launching the UDF Eastern Cape and Border committees set up
April 1984Launching the UDF West Coast UDF and Southern Cape region launched July 1984Launching the UDF Anti-tricameral parliament campaign launched August 1984A threat to the regime UDF leaders arrested – six UDF Natal and Natal Indian Congress leaders sought refuge in British consulate September 1984A threat to the regime Regime held elections for tricameral parliament amid massive boycott September 1984A threat to the regime Vaal erupted over rent boycotts; four local authority councillors killed October 1984A threat to the regime UDF and ECC held “Troops Out” campaign November 1984A threat to the regime UDF organised Transvaal stayaway to protest troops in townships December 1984Heightened repression UDF leaders charged with treason in Durban; formation of the Federation of Transvaal Women as a UDF affiliate December 1984Heightened repression
UDF led Black Christmas campaign January 1985Heightened repression
Senator Edward Kennedy visited South Africa January 1985Heightened repression International Year of the Youth February 1985Heightened repression
At a rally to celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s winning of the Nobel peace prize, Zindzi Mandela read Mandela’s response to the government’s offer to release detainees February 1985Heightened repression UDF offices raided countrywide; over 100 arrested; leaders charged together with previous six treason trialists in the Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial March 1985Heightened repression Langa, Uitenhage massacre April 1985Heightened repression Second UDF National General Council in Azaadville April 1985Heightened repression Popo Molefe and Terror Lekota detained May 1985Heightened repression Gaborone raid; Pebco Three went missing June 1985Heightened repression Together with 20 others, Molefe and Lekota charged with treason in the Delmas Treason Trial June 1985Heightened repression Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkhonto (the Cradock Four) found murdered June 1985Heightened repression 30th anniversary of the Freedom Charter
August 1985State of Emergency Victoria Mxenge murdered August 1985State of Emergency Inkatha attacks intensified; Cosas banned October 1985State of Emergency Communities engaged in consumer boycotts to protest black local authorities and national repression; UDF launched “Forward to People’s Power” campaign December 1985State of Emergency Cosatu launched December 1985State of Emergency National Education Crisis Committee (NECC) formed January 1986State of Emergency Murphy Morobe detained; released March 7 February 1986State of Emergency Six Day War in Alexandra February 1986State of Emergency Northern Transvaal region UDF launched
June 1986Second State of Emergency National State of Emergency declared June 1986Second State of Emergency UDF launched “Unban the ANC” campaign
January 1987Second State of Emergency The theme for the UDF for 1987 was “Forward to People’s Power” January 1987Second State of Emergency Valli Moosa detained and released on April 12
July 1987Intensifying the struggle Sayco “Save the Patriots” campaign
November 1987Forging alliances UDF called for boycott of black local authorities November 1987Forging alliances Govan Mbeki released
March 1988UDF: Restricted Day of action May 1988UDF: Restricted Cape Democrats launched June 1988UDF: Restricted “National peaceful action” called by Cosatu supported by UDF and churches September 1988UDF: Restricted Security police bombed Khotso House, national headquarters of the UDF September 1988UDF: Restricted Murphy Morobe, Valli Moosa and Vusi Khanyile escaped from prison and took refuge at the US Consulate, Kine Centre, Johannesburg October 1988UDF: Defiance
Anti-municipal elections campaign February 1989UDF: Defiance MDM statement on Winnie Mandela May 1989UDF: Defiance David Webster assassinated
December 1989Towards a democratic future Conference for a Democratic Future (CDF)
March 1990Towards a democratic future UDF-Cosatu national women’s workshop May 1990Towards a democratic future First meeting between ANC and apartheid government
July 1990Towards a democratic future Week of “National Mass Action” against violence in Natal August 1990Towards a democratic future Bantustan conference
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