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African National Congress: Historical Documents (http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/index.html)
Extensive archive of online speeches, complete books, biographical summaries, photographs, and other documents by leading figures in ANC and anti-apartheid activities; also, selected speeches by prominent world leaders in support of anti-apartheid.

Catholic Hierarchy: Country List (http://catholic-hierarchy.org/country/)
Current and historical information about the bishops and dioceses.

Digital Imaging Project of South Africa (http://disa.nu.ac.za/)
The aim of the DISA project. is to make South African material of high socio-political interest accessible to scholars and researchers world-wide. In its first phase, over 35 South African anti-apartheid journals are being digitized; links are available to full text articles

Eloquent Elegance; Beadwork in the Zulu Cultural Tradition (http://minotaur.marques.co.za/clients/zulu/)
Includes information on history of Zulu nation, traditional African beadwork, how to acquire authentic Zulu beadwork; provides numerous illustrations.

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works, etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.

Jews of Africa (http://www.mindspring.com/%7Ejaypsand/index.htm)
History, culture, photo gallery of Jewish communities in Uganda, Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sao Tome, Cape Verde, Morocco, and Tunisia.

MSN Encarta (http://encarta.msn.com)
“Posts facts about this country's geography and history along with images, maps, and news updates.” Search e-library for periodical articles.

Parliamentary Millennium Project (http://www.pmpsa.gov.za/)
Photographs of archaeological artifacts are contrasted with Western antiquarian maps of Africa; project is supported by South African Parliament, Cape Town.

South African Internet Resources (http://www.anc.org.za/sanet.html)
Extensive coverage of all topics. Links to all levels of government, national, regional, international associations, societal and environmental issues, etc.

South African Journal of Economic History (UNISA, South Africa) (http://home.intekom.com/joni/EHSOC.HTM)
Presented by the Economic History Society of Southern Africa; lists all articles published since 1986, abstracts of all articles from 1986 to 1995; links to members of editorial board, their affiliations and contact information; subscription information.

South African Military History Society (http://rapidttp.com/milhist/)
Provides links to related books, museums, tour guides of battlefields, book dealers specializing in military subjects, diaries from the Boer War through WWI, other military history sites.

South African Military Units (http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/samu/samu.exe?)
Ongoing database, searchable by units, wars, battle honors; also provides database statistics and lists resources.

South African Politics -An online introduction (Allison Drew) (http://www-users.york.ac.uk/%7Ead15/SApolitics.htm)
Web course providing an introduction to South African politics and political history using internet-based resources; includes historical overview, reading lists, research exercises, two maps.

South African War Virtual Library (http://www.sawvl.com)
Presents maps, photographs, biographies, chronology, diary entries and letters; links to related sites such as museums and online databases.

Southern African Military Webring (http://www.justdone.co.za/SAMU/)
Central page linking numerous Southern African military web pages; links to over 80 military sites including South African military history; provides brief annotations as to content and quality of each site.

United States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.

Unofficial SADF Information Page (http://www.geocities.com/odjobman/index.htm)
"This is a venue for the re-publication of information relating to the relatively recent history of the South African Defence Force. Although this material had been published elsewhere, this is often in relatively obscure or hard to find places." Site has selected personal accounts of military personnel who served in the South African Defence Force; some photographs.

World History Archive (http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/)
Provides documents on the teaching and learning of world history from a non-Eurocentric perspective.

World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
“World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations.” Searchable by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.

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