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1957 in South Africa

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1957
in
South Africa

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1957 in South Africa.

Incumbents

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Events

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January
May
July
  • 8 – The United States and South Africa sign a nuclear cooperation agreement, the terms of which state that the United States will provide South Africa with a nuclear research reactor, supply enriched uranium as fuel, and train additional scientists and reactor technicians.[1]
December

Births

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Deaths

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Railways

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Class 5E, Series 2

Locomotives

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  • The South African Railways places the first of forty-five Class 5E, Series 2 electric locomotives in mainline service.[2]

References

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  1. ^ United Nations. "Treaty Series No. 4234: Agreement for co-operation concerning the civil uses of atomic energy" (PDF). United Nations Treaties. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0869772112.