Starting with the surprising announcement by Prime Minister Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd that a referendum would be held in regards to whether South Africa should become a republic ; After Harold Macmillan ’ s speech on 3 February , there was an assassination attempt made against Verwoerd on 9 April , and the African National Congress ( ANC ) and Pan-Africanist Congress ( PAC ) were declared illegal in a state of emergency , along with other controversies .
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