1952 in South Africa

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See also: 1951 in South Africa, other events of 1952, 1953 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.


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[edit] March

  • 23 March - Ex-regent Mshiyeni, uncle of Zulu King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon, warns the Zulu people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign. The King repeatedly denies having any views on the matter in the press.

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[edit] May

[edit] October

  • 8 October - A uranium plant opens at Millsite near Krugersdorp operated by West Rand Consolidated Mines, the first in the world to extract uranium as a byproduct of the gold refining process
  • 12 October - The first uranium is worked at the West Rand plant

[edit] Unknown date

  • Nelson Mandela is given a 9 month suspended sentence and forbidden to leave Johannesburg for the next 6 months

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