1995 in South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1995 in South Africa.

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Incumbents

Cabinet

The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.

National Assembly

Provincial Premiers

Events

January
March
May
June
July
August
November

Births

Deaths

Sports

Rugby

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References

  1. Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1994-2017 (Accessed on 5 June 2017)
  2. "Vaal Reefs Tragedy Commemorated". Mining Weekly. 10 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. "Locomotive crushes 105 gold miners" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2014.