1910, 14 June
Following the declaration of the Union of South Africa, Prime Minister Louis Botha calls for closer ties with Great Britain.
1913, 14 June
The Immigration Act, which limits the free movement of Asians, and restricts their entry into the country, is passed in South Africa.
1929, 14 June
General JMB Hertzog's National Party wins the South African general election with an outright majority: race plays a critical role for the first time. (Hertzog accused Smuts' party of supporting racial equality, and represented a Nationalist vote as a vote for a "white South Africa".)
1941, 14 June - World War II: Operation BATTLEAXE
British forces launch Operation BATTLEAXE, an attempt to relieve the garrison at Tobruk.
1960, 14 June
Patrice Lumumba gains enough votes in the election to form a government, Lumumba will take position as prime minister.
1964, 14 June
Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life imprisonment.
1980, 14 June
The French Embassy in Liberia is stormed by Liberian troop who arrest Adolphus Tolbert, the son of the deposed President who had died following a coup in April.
