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1956 in South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1956 in South Africa.

Incumbents

[Queen of South Africa|Monarch]: Queen Elizabeth II.
Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Ernest George Jansen.
Prime Minister: Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom.
Chief Justice: Albert van der Sandt Centlivres.

Events

;February

1 – The South African government severs diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union as a result of its support for the South African Communist Party.

;March

16 – The Riotous Assemblies Act no. 17 is passed, prohibiting any outside gathering that the Minister of Justice deems a threat to public peace.
17 – Mimi Coertse makes her Vienna State Opera debut as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute (Mozart).

;August

9 – Women's march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria in protest against the pass laws.

;December

5 – 156 leading activists are arrested, heralding the start of the Treason Trial. Among those arrested is Lillian Masediba Ngoyi.
19 – The Four year long Treason Trial begins at the Drill Hall in Johannesburg.

;Unknown date

Lillian Masediba Ngoyi is elected president of the Federation of South African Women.
Lillian Masediba Ngoyi becomes the first woman to be elected to the African National Congress National Executive Committee.
Segregation is introduced on buses.
Albert Lutuli is arrested.

Births

31 January – Trevor Manuel, politician.
2 February – Zweli Mkhize, politician, national minister
17 April – Jerry Mofokeng, actor.
29 May – Anant Singh, film producer, and businessman.
10 July – Solomon Mahlangu, Umkhonto we Sizwe operative
26 July – Gordon Igesund, football coach.
1 September – Jeremy Baskin, trade unionist and labour market analyst.
30 October – Nick Mallett, Springboks player & Springboks coach.
13 November – Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, politician, national minister
15 December – Tony Leon, politician.
16 December – Duncan Faure, musician, member of Rabbitt.
23 December – Andre Markgraaff, Springboks coach.

Deaths

5 April - Manilal Gandhi, editor, activist, and second son of Mahatma Gandhi, (b. 1892)

Sports

South Africa at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References

(1997). "South Africa: A Country Study, 3rd addition". Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.

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