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Republic of South Africa, 1961-1994
.. Bantustans : Bophuthatswana .. Ciskei .. Transkei

Union of South Africa, 1948-1961
Union of South Africa 1939-1948
Union of South Africa, 1918-1939
Union of South Africa, 1910-1918

for earlier history, see Cape Colony, Natal, Oranje Vrijstaat (Orange Free State), Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal)

Historical Atlas, South Africa Page







WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from CIA World Factbook; BBC Country Profiles; World Desk Reference; Index Mundi, Nations Encyclopedia; from ISS
Article : South Africa, from Wikipedia
Library of Congress, Country Studies : South Africa
Links, General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL; Category : South Africa, from Wikipedia
South Africa Page, from African Studies at UPenn; from Africa South of the Sahara at Stanford
The Republic of South Africa, from Post-Colonial Web
Links, on History from Virtual Library History; from Virtual Library Labour History; Category : History of South Africa, from Wikipedia
Timelines from BBC News; from timelines.ws; from Wikipedia; from South African History Online; by Anne Lehmkuhl (until 1999); from Global Integrity (since 1990)
Apartheid Timeline, from United Nations Cyber Schoolbus
South Africa Language Timeline, by Jako Olivier
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : South Africa, from Kirken i Norge
Accounts of History from South African Government Information
Template : History of South Africa, from Wikipedia
South African History Online
Encyclopedia Entries Articles Western Vicariate of he Cape of Good Hope, Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope, Hottentots, Kafirs, Natal, Orange Free State, Kimberley in Orange, Transvaal, Zululand, from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907 edition
Articles South Africa, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Zululand, Kaffraria, Griqualand East, Transkei, Cape Colony, Cape Town, Graham's Town, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Ulundi, Bloemfontein, Potchefstroom, Johannesburg, Pretoria, from EB 1911
Articles South Africa, Johannesburg, from Jewish Encyclopedia 1901-1906
Articles Kapland, Natal, Oranjefluss-Republik, Südafrikanische Republik, Kapstadt, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Bloemfontein, Potschefstroom, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Walfischbai from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German
Entry KwaZulu, from Footnotes to History, by James L. Erwin
Union of South Africa pp.325-333 in J. MacFarlane, Economic geography, c. 1910, GB
Politics Politics of South Africa, from Wikipedia; Political Resources on the Net : South Africa; Governments on the WWW : South Africa
Category : Elections in South Africa, from Wikipedia
Entry South Africa, in EISA Web Encyclopedia
South Africa Profile, from International Crisis Group
Military Wars of South Africa, 1800-1999, from ACED
Orders, Decorations and Medals of South Africa, from ODM
South African War Virtual Library
Article Military History of South Africa, from Wikipedia
The South African Military History Society
Rhodesia and South Africa : Military History
South African National Museum of Military History
L. le Roux, The post-apartheid South African military: Transforming with the nation, ch.9, in M. Rupiya (ed.), Evolutions and Revolutions, A Contemporary History of Militaries in Southern Africa, ISS 2005
Economy & Finances Tables of Modern Monetary History : Africa, from www.dollarization.org, scroll down for South Africa
Global History of Currencies : South Africa
National Labour Law Profile : South Africa, from ILO
Category : Economy of South Africa, Article : Johannesburg Securities Exchange : History, from Wikipedia
Economic History of South Africa, from Wikipedia
Company Histories : South African Brewers Limited, Gold Fields Ltd., Barlow Rand Ltd., De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., Transnet Ltd., Sasol Ltd., Highvels Steel and Vanadium Corporation Ltd., Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd., Iscor Ltd., Naspers Ltd., SAA Pty. Ltd., Sanlam Ltd., from Funding Universe
History of Citrus in South Africa, from docstoc
History of Oudtshoorn and Ostriches South Africa, from Vuvuzela
Global Integrity : South Africa 2004, South Africa 2006
Jones, Stuart. From Building Society to Bank: The Allied of South Africa, 1970-1988. Business and Economic History, 2d ser., 20 (1991): 152-61.
Ethnography Languages of South Africa (25), from Ethnologue
Art and Life in Africa : South Africa
Category Languages of South Africa, from Wikipedia
South Africa : Asians, Coloreds, Europeans, Xhosa, Zulus, from Minorities at Risk
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : South Africa
UNHCR : UNHCR
Migration Information Source : South Africa
Religion Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : South Africa, from Kirken i Norge
Virtual Jewish History Tour : South Africa, from Jewish Virtual Library
South Africa, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
Category : Religion in South Africa, from Wikipedia
Article Afrikaner Calvinism, Dirk van der Hoff, from Wikipedia
Geskiednis, from Nederduits Hervormde Kerk van Afrika, in Afrikaans
Hindu Temples in South Africa, from Shaivam
History of Regions see Cape Colony, Natal, Oranje Vrijstaat (Orange Free State), Zuidafrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal)
Article Provinces of South Africa, from Wikipedia
Category : Provinces of South Africa, from Wikipedia
Provinces of South Africa, from www.statoids.com
History of Cities List of Cities in South Africa, from Wikipedia
Articles : History of Cape Town, Port Elizabeth : History, East London : History, Durban : History, Pietermaritzburg : History, Bloemfontein : History, History of Johannesburg, Pretoria : History, Soweto : History, from Wikipedia
Institutions South Africa, from Airline History
History of Broadcasting in South Africa, from The Broadcast Archive
Article Witwatersrand University : History, University of Cape Town : History, University of the Free State : History from Wikipedia
Article Rail Transport in South Africa, from Wikipedia
Structurae : South Africa; Search Lighthouse Explorer for South Africa
Biographies List of South Africans, from Wikipedia
African Women Bibliographic Database
Bibliography South African National Bibliography
South Africa, from The Online Books Page
RHS Bibliography, search for South Africa, Cape Colony. Natal, Transvaal, Orange Free State
Bibliography : South Africa, from NNDB; from Princeton University Library
List of Publications, from UKZN Press
A Bibliography on Buddhism in South Africa, from Global Buddhism
Südafrika-Bibliographie, from Afrika-Handbuch, at Univ. of Vienna
Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keywords Südafrika, South Africa (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970)
D.E. Miller, T. Maggs, Precolonial Metalworking in Africa, A Bibliography (1998)
Food and Culture (a bibliography), by R.T. Dirks, click on Sub-Saharan Africa
Others International Boundary Studies, search for South Africa
South Africa, from Alcohol and Drugs History Society
Disaster History : South Africa, from Relief Web
Articles South Africa at the Olympics, Sport in South Africa, Cricket in South Africa, Rugby Union in South frica, from Wikipedia
South Africa, from Crime and Society. a Comparative Criminology Tour of the World by R. Winslow
Afrotropic Ecoregion, from WWF
Helena Pohlandt-McCormick, "I Saw a Nightmare ..." Doing Violence to Memory : The Soweto Uprising, June 16, 1976, diss. Columbia UP n.d.

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon), from Rulers (B. Schemmel), from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated)
Lists of Ambassadors List of Former Ambassadors to South Africa, from Ambafrance; Chinese Ambassadors to South Africa, from PRC MOFA; Embajadores de Mexico en Sudafrica, from Arcervo Historico Diplomatico
Population Figures from Population Statistics (J. Lahmeyer)
Historical Abortion Statistics : South Africa, from Internet Archive
Exchange Rates Historical Exchange Rates, from Oanda, since 1990
Federal Reserve (U.S.) : Foreign Exchange Rates, Historic
Document Collections History of South Africa, from World History Archives
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by South Africa, from ILO, 21 docs. since 1919
Information by Country : South Africa, from U.S. Committee for Refugees, 4 reports 1991-2000
South Africa Documents, at Central Archive for the History of the Jewish People, Jerusalem
Truth Commissions : South Africa, from United States Institute of Peace
Search Hansard for South Africa, Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Transvaal, Boer, Orange Free State
Search Scripophily for South Africa
Online Newspapers Newspapers and News Media : South Africa, from ABYZ; from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers (links)
Election Results from South Africa (since 1994); from IFES Election Guide
Archives, Musea, Libraries South African History Archive; National Archives of South Africa
Libraries in South Africa, from LibDex
Museums Online South Africa
South Africa by Province, from Showcaves
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry
National Anthem, from David's National Anthem Reference Page
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of South Africa, from World Currency Museum, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Coin Catalogue of South Africa, from Numismaticon; South African coins from Collections of Coins, bilingual Russian and English page; South Africa Coins, from World Coin Gallery; Search Coin Archives for South Africa; South Africa, from Encyclopedia of Small Silver Coins
Stamps Rare Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Griqualand West, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Stellaland, South Africa Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamps Gallery; Stamps Cape of Good Hope, Griqualand, Orange Free State, Natal, Transvaal, Stellaland, Zululand, South Africa, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer
Others License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates around the World
Passports of South Africa, from World Passports
Airline Timetable Images : South Africa

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Online Libraries Internet Archive
International Boundary Studies, search for South Africa
Historiography Article : South African Historiography, by T.J. Stapleton, pp.852-854, in vol.2 of A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing, NY 1998 [G]
On Africa
General Histories Readers Digest, Illustrated History of South Africa, Pleasantville, NY : Readers Digest, (1988) 1989 [G]
Jonathan Paton, The Land and People of South Africa, Harper & Row 1990 [G]
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.28, pp.908-929 Article Southern Africa : South Africa. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.28
Economic, Social History Charles H. Feinstein, An Economic History of South Africa, Cambridge : UP 2005
K.C. Tessendorf, A Racial History of South Africa, NY : Atheneum 1989 [G]
Jonathan Crush, Cheap Gold : Mine Labour in Southern Africa, pp.172-177; Alan H. Jeeves, Migrant Labour and the State under Apartheid, 1949-1989, pp.178-182 in : Robin Cohen, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge : UP 1995, KMLA Lib.Sign. 304.809 C678c
Specific Periods M.S. Geen, The Making of the Union of South Africa, a brief history 1487-1939, London : Longmans 1946 [G]
D.W. Krüger, The Age of the Generals, A Short Political History of the Union of South Africa 1910-1948, n.pl. : Dagbreek 1958 [G]
Eric Rosenthal, Die Verbygande Jare. Die verhaal van General Motors in Suid-Afrika 1926-1976, n.pl., n.yr., in Afrikaans [G]
Surendra Bhana, Gandhi's Legacy. The Natal Indian Congress 1894-1994, Pietermaritzburg : UP of Natal 1997 [G]
Vic Alhadeff, A Newspaper History of South Africa, Cape Town : Don Nelson (1976) 3rd ed. 1990 [G]
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Historical Dictionaries Christopher Saunders, Historical Dictionary of South Africa, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1983 [G]
Yearbook Entries Article : South Africa, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1995-1996 pp.1180-1198, 1996-1997 pp.1156-1175, 1997-1998 pp.1157-1175, 1998-1999 pp.1263-1283, 2000 pp.1416-1444, 2001 pp.1381-1414 , 2002 pp.1437-1468, 2003 pp.1436-1466, 2004 pp.1457-1487, 2005 pp.1467-1494 [G]
Entry : Background Notes - South Africa, pp.329-336, in : Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook, 2000, Supplement [G]
Entry : Republic of South Africa, Cabinet, p.91, in : Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook, 2003 [G]
Entry : South Africa, pp.916-921 in : IMF, International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2001 [G]
South Africa 1989-1990 (Official Yearbook); South Africa Yearbook 2000/01 [G]