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1950s constitutional crisis in South Africa
The Coloured vote constitutional crisis, also known as the Coloured vote case, was a constitutional crisis that occurred in the Union of South Africa during
Coloured vote constitutional crisis
Coloured_vote_constitutional_crisis
Conflict a governing law is unable to resolve
of the law. Specific examples include the South African Coloured vote constitutional crisis in the 1950s, the secession of the southern U.S. states in
Constitutional_crisis
Franchise in the late 1950s, after the resolution of the coloured vote constitutional crisis. Coloured voters were now represented by four white MPs elected
1958 South African general election
1958_South_African_general_election
South African legislations which were used to enforce apartheid
Supreme Court invalidated it on this basis, precipitating the "coloured vote constitutional crisis". The government subsequently altered the method of election
Apartheid_legislation
British dominion in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961
Africa Act 1909) which led to the coloured-vote constitutional crisis of the 1950s wherein the right of coloureds to vote in the main South African Parliament
Union_of_South_Africa
1984–1994 legislature of South Africa
in 1982 for constitutional and political reform. This proposal called for the implementation of "power sharing" between the White, Coloured, and Indian
Tricameral_Parliament
South Africa under apartheid period
In the aftermath of the constitutional referendum of 1960, the Republic of South Africa (Afrikaans: Republiek van Suid-Afrika) came into existence on 31
Republic of South Africa (1961–1984)
Republic_of_South_Africa_(1961–1984)
Political party in South Africa
Africa: A Product of Democratic Centralisation or a Recipe for a Constitutional Crisis?". Journal of Social Sciences. 41 (2): 159–165. doi:10.1080/09718923
African_National_Congress
1998–1999 military operation
was no evidence of electoral malpractice or fraud. In light of the rising crisis and lack of support from elements of the state, the de jure ruling party
South African intervention in Lesotho
South_African_intervention_in_Lesotho
South African system of racial segregation
NP caucus approved proposals to bring Coloureds and Indians into central government. In 1982, final constitutional proposals produced a referendum among
Apartheid
1816–1897 native state in southern Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Zulu_Kingdom
Political party in South Africa from 1969 to 1994
Hendrickse. Although avowedly opposed to apartheid, it participated in the Coloured Persons Representative Council. It opposed the guerrilla struggle of Umkhonto
Labour Party (South Africa, 1969)
Labour_Party_(South_Africa,_1969)
1852–1902 Boer republic in Southern Africa
Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHK) Eybers, G.W. (1918). Select constitutional documents illustrating South African history, 1795–1910. George Routledge
South_African_Republic
1977–1988 political party in South Africa
introduce a multi-chambered parliament, with a chamber each for whites, coloureds, Indians, and urban blacks. However, in 1982 the Nationalist government
New Republic Party (South Africa)
New_Republic_Party_(South_Africa)
"Yes" vote by white South Africans to abolish apartheid
voters. He stated that a second referendum to approve the terms of the constitutional settlement would not be necessary unless they differed "substantially"
1992 South African apartheid referendum
1992_South_African_apartheid_referendum
Former countries in southern Africa
the Griqua, a subgroup of South Africa's heterogeneous and multiracial Coloured people. Most notable among these were Griqualand West and Griqualand East
Boer_republics
Territory under apartheid in South Africa
white-minority rule and limited power-sharing arrangements with the segregated Coloured and Indian/Asian population groups, the independent and self-governing
Bantustan
Institute for Security Studies pointed out that the SAPS proceeded from crisis to crisis, had not implemented the proposals for effective policing outlined
Crime_in_South_Africa
1914–1997 South African political party
majority in the Western Cape, winning much of the White and Coloured vote. Its Coloured support also earned it a strong second place in the Northern
National_Party_(South_Africa)
1977–1989 anti-apartheid party in South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Progressive_Federal_Party
Anti-immigrants vigilante organisation in South Africa
leaders Gayton McKenzie and Kenny Kunene. The party got 2,664 votes or 0.07% in Gauteng, 736 votes or 0.05% in Limpopo. Makwerekwere South African nationalism
Operation_Dudula
South African white women's human rights organisation
City Hall. The Black Sash initially campaigned against the removal of Coloured or mixed race voters from the voters' roll in the Cape Province by the
Black_Sash
1990–93 summits to end formal segregation and racial discrimination policies
social, and constitutional development of our country." It called for negotiations involving all peoples, in order to draw up constitutional proposals stressing
Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa
Negotiations_to_end_apartheid_in_South_Africa
South African civil war
he readily did so and won. The Volksraad attempted to side-step the constitutional problems by granting Pretorius half-a-year of leave in the hope that
Transvaal_Civil_War
1949–1994 social movement in South Africa
the Constitutional Referendum of 1983. This introduced the Tricameral Parliament, which allowed for some parliamentary representation of Coloureds and
Internal resistance to apartheid
Internal_resistance_to_apartheid
in 1982 for constitutional and political reform. This proposal called for the implementation of "power sharing" between the white, coloured and Indian
1983 South African constitutional referendum
1983_South_African_constitutional_referendum
1990s South African photojournalistic group
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Bang-Bang_Club
Political party in South Africa
national vote (with 424,555 votes cast), earning nine seats in the National Assembly, and 3.3% (with 639,643 votes cast) of the combined vote to the nine
Freedom_Front_Plus
Proposed state for Afrikaners of South Africa
Boer/Afrikaner nation. The proposed state would exclude Afrikaans-speaking Coloureds but could allow English-speaking White South Africans and other White
Volkstaat
Restorative justice tribunal in post-apartheid South Africa
not received compensation, began a series of protests outside of the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. As of December 2025, these protests are ongoing
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(South_Africa)
1966–1990 war between South Africa and PLAN
settlement in South West Africa could proceed: holding of elections for a constitutional assembly, confinement of both PLAN and the SADF to their respective
South_African_Border_War
Afrikaans term for white minority rule in South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Baasskap
Method of assessing whether a person has kinky hair
kinky and the person was classified as "coloured" (of mixed racial heritage). The classification as coloured allowed a person more rights than one considered
Pencil_test_(South_Africa)
First South African election held under nonracial, universal suffrage
elections were the first in South Africa in which citizens of all races could vote, bringing an end to the herrenvolk democracy that had existed since 1948
1994 South African general election
1994_South_African_general_election
British colonial war in 1879
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Anglo-Zulu_War
1956 trial in South Africa
January 1958. Albert Luthuli and 44 black, six white, four Indian, and six coloured defendants were released. The hearing resumed on 13 January 1958 with the
1956_Treason_Trial
Southern African philosophy
1995 book Africa’s Agenda: The legacy of liberalism and colonialism in the crisis of African values. In film, the English translation of the proverb is the
Ubuntu_philosophy
1838 massacre in present-day Weenen, South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Weenen_massacre
1983 car bombing in South Africa
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Church Street, Pretoria bombing
Church_Street,_Pretoria_bombing
Late South African politician who served as Mayor of Cape Town between 1945 and 1947
in the Coloured vote constitutional crisis. In the Supreme Court of South Africa, he challenged a government decision to remove Cape Coloureds from the
Abe_Bloomberg
to the struggle for their rights. The Coloured element was generally supportive and many served in a Coloured Corps in East Africa and France, also hoping
History_of_South_Africa
British colonists in the Cape Colony
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
1820_Settlers
Crisis in South Africa
The 1994 Bophuthatswana crisis was a major political crisis which began after Lucas Mangope, the president of Bophuthatswana, a nominally independent
1994_Bophuthatswana_crisis
1993 event in South Africa
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Storming of the Kempton Park World Trade Centre
Storming_of_the_Kempton_Park_World_Trade_Centre
Far-right South African terrorist organization
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Boeremag
Defiance campaign in 1952
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Defiance_Campaign
South African anti-apartheid World War II veterans organisation
in 1951 during the Coloured vote constitutional crisis, in protest against the South African government's plan to remove Coloureds from the voters roll
Torch_Commando
1983–1991 anti-apartheid organisation
form of government created a Tricameral Parliament which allowed Cape Coloureds and Indian South Africans "nominal representation." Black people were
United Democratic Front (South Africa)
United_Democratic_Front_(South_Africa)
1992 CDF massacre in South Africa
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Bisho_massacre
Defunct political party in apartheid-era South Africa
focus instead shifted towards attracting coloured votes. The Progressive Party won two seats representing coloured voters on the Cape Provincial Council
Progressive Party (South Africa)
Progressive_Party_(South_Africa)
1953–1968 political party in South Africa
in South Africa. Its establishment occurred during the "Coloured Vote" Constitutional Crisis of the 1950s, and the division of the Torch Commando on the
Liberal_Party_of_South_Africa
Violent South African vigilante group
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
People_Against_Gangsterism_and_Drugs
1854–1902 Boer republic in Southern Africa
[page needed][page needed] An estimate in 1875: White: 75,000; Native and Coloured: 25,000. The first census, carried out in March 1880, reported 61,022 Europeans
Orange_Free_State
1880–1881 war in South Africa
militia, each man wore what he wished, usually everyday dark-grey, neutral-coloured, or earthtone khaki farming clothes such as a jacket, trousers and slouch
First_Boer_War
1976 student-led anti-apartheid protests in South Africa
137 in Western Cape province. The breakdown was 496 black Africans, 75 coloured, 2 white and 2 Indians. The continued clashes in Soweto caused economic
Soweto_uprising
1992 massacre in South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Boipatong_massacre
1997–2005 political party in South Africa
losses in the province in large part due to the retention of most of its coloured support, but it also fared better with white voters than in most other
New National Party (South Africa)
New_National_Party_(South_Africa)
Portugal v. indigenous group, 1510
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Battle_of_Salt_River
Legislation during the apartheid era of South Africa
of the Interior 1952(2) SA 428(AD); this gave rise to the Coloured vote constitutional crisis. The government, however, was able to circumvent the court's
Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951
Separate_Representation_of_Voters_Act,_1951
1899–1902 war in South Africa
the Witwatersrand gold fields, and the ensuing political dispute over the voting rights of British expatriates (Uitlanders). In 1877, the British annexed
Second_Boer_War
Bantustan in South Africa (1977–1994)
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Bophuthatswana
1896 telegram
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Kruger_telegram
Raid on the South African Republic
Graham Bower's Secret History of the Jameson Raid and the South African Crisis, 1895–1902 (edited by Deryck Schreuder and Jeffrey Butler, Van Riebeeck
Jameson_Raid
Prime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954
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D._F._Malan
the Department of Correctional Services on behalf of one white and four coloured Correctional Services officials in the Western Cape who alleged they were
Solidarity (South African trade union)
Solidarity_(South_African_trade_union)
Political party in South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Azanian_People's_Organisation
Rape and murder of teenage girl in South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Murder_of_Anene_Booysen
1839 - 1843 country in Southern Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Natalia_Republic
right-to-vote for coloured people, those who voted were almost exclusively white, only accounting for 20% of the population of South Africa. Few coloured people
History of South Africa (1948–1994)
History_of_South_Africa_(1948–1994)
Farm used by apartheid South African Police
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Vlakplaas
Social movement in South Africa
Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2009. "Crisis in South Africa Land Reform Movement". Land Action. Archived from the original
Landless_People's_Movement
South African neo-Nazi organisation
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Blanke_Bevrydingsbeweging
Term used in apartheid era South Africa
Registration Act, 1950, Chinese South Africans were deemed "Asiatic", then "Coloured", where they were forcefully removed from areas declared "Whites only"
Honorary_whites
Trade union federation in South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Federation of South African Trade Unions
Federation_of_South_African_Trade_Unions
a nuclear arsenal from falling into the hands of a native African and Coloured government with the collapse of the Apartheid system controlled by ancestral
South Africa and weapons of mass destruction
South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Aspect of South African political history
establishment: the Africanists did not think that collaborating with Indians, Coloureds and whites would help the indigenous inhabitants (i.e., black people)
History of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
History_of_the_Pan_Africanist_Congress_of_Azania
1838 Zulu killing of Boers in present-day South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Piet Retief Delegation massacre
Piet_Retief_Delegation_massacre
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Huguenots_in_South_Africa
South African diamond and gold mining entrepreneurs from the 1870s to the First World War
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Randlord
Youth wing of the African National Congress
own NEC and NWC members who were above the age of 35 - which is the constitutional ceiling of the ANCYL. In 2020 a collective of young members of the ANC
African National Congress Youth League
African_National_Congress_Youth_League
Legislation under which politicians could change parties in South Africa
subsequently abolished when President Kgalema Motlanthe assented to the constitutional amendment on 6 January 2009. As a result of the amendment, if any politician
Floor_crossing_(South_Africa)
Boer guerilla faction (1900–1902)
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Bittereinder
Migrant worker in the Transvaal Republic, South Africa
beginning in 1890 the Transvaal government passed a series of laws refusing voting rights and citizenship to immigrants who had not both resided in the republic
Uitlander
1960 South African Police killing of protestors
to the Civil Rights Movement, the Mississippi House of Representatives voted for a resolution supporting the South African government "for its steadfast
Sharpeville_massacre
South African chemical weapons program
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Project_Coast
1911–1934 political party in South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
South_African_Party
South African criminal resistance group, 1890-1920
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Umkosi_Wezintaba
Territories of a white-dominated South Africa
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Greater_South_Africa
South African writer and painter (1939–2024)
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Breyten_Breytenbach
1968–1969 cricketing controversy
non-white South African in their tour party became a political issue. A Cape Coloured of Indian and Portuguese ancestry, D'Oliveira left South Africa primarily
D'Oliveira_affair
South African political party
on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013. "Defections cost 80 000 votes - DA". News24. 2 September 2005. "Party Support - Federal Alliance" (PDF)
Federal Alliance (South Africa)
Federal_Alliance_(South_Africa)
Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Long_Walk_to_Freedom
Right-wing political party in South Africa
winning 3.38% of the vote and 14 seats in the National Assembly. In the 2024 general election, IFP won 17 seats with 3.85% of the vote. In June 2024, Inkatha
Inkatha_Freedom_Party
British colony from 1806 to 1910
Not Distinguished in the censuses for those years. * Includes both free Coloured people and Whites Cape Colonial Forces Cape Government Railways Cape Qualified
Cape_Colony
Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved
Sexual violence in South Africa
Sexual_violence_in_South_Africa
Massacre in South Africa, 1985
Tension between the coloured and African communities followed the enforcement of the consumer boycott and at least one coloured man was necklaced (burnt
Queenstown_Massacre
1993 mass killing by militants in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa
opposed to Apartheid. The attack was seen as harming prospects for future constitutional negotiation. Makoma was arrested ten days later and convicted for 11
Saint_James_Church_massacre
1985 massacre of civilians by South African police
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Langa_massacre
1960 speech by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter
Wind_of_Change_(speech)
Ethnic group in Southern Africa
dialect of South Holland, is the mother tongue of Afrikaners and most Cape Coloureds. According to the South African National Census of 2022, 10.6% of South
Afrikaners
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