1993 in South Africa - Wikipedia 1993 in South Africa ← 1992 1991 1990 1993 in South Africa → 1994 1995 Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s See also : 1993 in South African sport List of years in South Africa The following lists events that happened during 1993 in South Africa. Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Railways 5.1 Locomotives 6 Sports 6.1 Athletics 7 See also 8 References Incumbents State President : F.W. de Klerk. Chief Justice : Michael Corbett. Events March 24 -- State President F.W. de Klerk informs Parliament that South Africa constructed six nuclear fission devices that had been dismantled by the end of 1989. April 8 -- South Africa and India sign a memorandum of understanding on bilateral air services. 10 -- Chris Hani is assassinated by Polish immigrant Janusz Waluś. May 1 -- Members of the Azanian People 's Liberation Army, armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, attack civilians at the Highgate Hotel in East London, killing five. 4 -- At their annual meeting in Sweden, Nordic development ministers decide to continue support to the African National Congress. 5 -- Nelson Mandela addresses a joint sitting of two houses of the United Kingdom Parliament. 5 -- Members of the Azanian People 's Liberation Army kill four police officers at Dobsonville, Soweto. An Indian diplomatic Cultural Centre is opened in Johannesburg June 4 -- Eleven people are killed in clashes between African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party members in Estcourt. 4 -- South Africa signs the Convention on Biological Diversity. July 25 -- In a terrorist attack members of the Azanian People 's Liberation Army open fire on a congregation inside St James Church in Kenilworth, Cape Town, killing eleven and injuring fifty. August 19 -- An RPG is fired at the East London petrol depot, but does not explode and results in a shootout with the SAP. 23 -- The Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress guilty of abuse in some camps in exile, thereby confirming the findings of the Skweyiya Commission. September 23 -- The United States Senate approves legislation lifting economic sanctions against South Africa. October Five school children are killed in the Mthatha Massacre when the South African Defence Force opens fire on the house of a member of the Pan Africanist Congress. November 18 -- Twenty - one political parties approve a new interim Constitution of South Africa. 22 -- India re-establishes full diplomatic relations with South Africa. A South African diplomatic mission is opened in New Delhi, India December 7 -- The 32 - member Transitional Executive Committee holds its first meeting in Cape Town, the first meeting of an official government body in South Africa with black members. 10 -- State President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 22 -- The interim South African constitution is approved by Parliament. 30 -- Six members of the Azanian People 's Liberation Army, armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, open fire on patrons of the Heidelberg Tavern in Observatory, Cape Town, killing four and injuring several others. The Indian Cultural Centre in Johannesburg is upgraded to a Consulate - General. Births This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( July 2010 ) Deaths 20 March -- Gerard Sekoto, artist. ( b. 1913 ) 10 April -- Chris Hani, activist. ( b. 1942 ) 22 April -- Andries Treurnicht, politician. ( b. 1921 ) 24 April -- Oliver Tambo, ANC President. ( b. 1917 ) 14 July -- Harold Willmott, military commander. ( b. 1899 ) 10 November -- Wensley Pithey, South African - born English actor. ( b. 1914 ) Railways Class 17E Locomotives Spoornet begins to modify Class 6E1, Series 7, Series 8 and Series 9 locomotives to improve their braking and traction reliability on the Natal mainline and reclassify them to Class 17E. Amcoal, a subsidiary of Anglo American, places three Class E38 electric locomotives in service at its Kromdraai Colliery near Witbank. Sports Athletics 20 March -- Josia Thugwane wins his first national title in the men 's marathon, clocking 2 : 14 : 25 in Cape Town. See also List of terrorist incidents, 1993 References Jump up ^ Archontology.org : A Guide for Study of Historical Offices : South Africa : Heads of State : 1961 - 1994 ( Accessed on 14 April 2017 ) ^ Jump up to : Jeffery, Anthea ( 2009 ). People 's War - New Light on the Struggle for South Africa ( 1st ed. ). Johannesburg & Cape Town : Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 978 - 1 - 86842 - 357 - 6. Jump up ^ `` TRC Reports on St James Church Massacre ''. South African History Online. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Retrieved 31 January 2015. A terrorist attack on St. James Church in Cape Town, South Africa left 11 people dead and 58 wounded. ^ Jump up to : Middleton, John N. ( 2002 ). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 ( as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009 ) ( 2nd, Dec 2002 ed. ). Herts, England : Beyer - Garratt Publications. pp. 49 -- 51, 63, 57. 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Question: who was the president of south africa in 1993
Answer: F.W. de Klerk