1992 in South Africa
See also: 1991 in South Africa, other events of 1992, 1992 in South African sport, 1993 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
February
- 3 February - President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress leader are jointly awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize at the Unesco headquarters in Paris
- About the 25 February South Africa and Bulgaria sign a diplomatic agreement
- 28 February - The ownership of the port town of Walvis Bay is transferred from South Africa to Namibia
- South Africa and Russia establish full diplomatic ties
March
- The Skweyiya Commission finds the African National Congress guilty of having a systematic policy of abuse and to violate human rights in some camps of exile
- 12 March - Citrusdal in the Cape Province becomes South Africa's first officially-recognised non-racial local authority.
- 17 March - The government holds a referendum around changing the constitution, paving the way to end apartheid (main article: 1992 South African Referendum)
April
- 13 April - Nelson Mandela announces his separation from his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a press conference in Johannesburg
June
- The legal system of apartheid is repealed
- 4 June - The co.za internet domain is created
- 17 June - Violence breaks between the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party in Boipatong leaving 46 dead
September
- 7 September - 29 people are killed in the Bisho massacre when the Ciskei Defence Force open fire on about 100,000 protesters in Bisho, Ciskei
November
- 28 November - The Azanian People's Liberation Army, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, attack civilians at the King William's Town Golf Club killing four people
Unknown date
- Trevor Manuel becomes head of the African National Congress' Department of Economic Planning
Sport
Athletics
- March 28 – Abel Mokibe wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:11:07 in Cape Town.
Births
Deaths
- Julayi Hlekiso, chairperson of the Transport and General Workers Union, is shot dead in Transkei
- 9 July - Chief Julius Matatu, former Transkei minister and prominent traditional leader, is shot and killed at his home in Mqanduli, Transkei
- 18 October - Abraham Manie Adelstein, United Kingdom's Chief Medical Statistician, dies at the age of 76
- 25 December - Helen Joseph, activist, dies at the age of 87
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