Jan Hendrik Nel

Brief Life History of Jan Hendrik

When Jan Hendrik Nel was born on 14 December 1949, his father, Willem Adriaan Nel, was 35 and his mother, Gertina Wilhelmina Botha, was 35. He died on 16 January 2022, in Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Willem Adriaan Nel
1914–1953
Gertina Wilhelmina Botha
1914–1991
Maria Magdalena Nel
1941–2019
Petronella Dorethia Maria Nel
1945–2016
Jan Hendrik Nel
1949–2022

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    World Events (8)

    1950

    Suppression of Communism Act bans anti-apartheid activities. Communist Party of South Africa disbands (reemerges in 1953 as South African Commnunist Party).

    1952

    South African Supreme Court invalidates removal of coloreds from voting lists.

    1969

    Pan-Africanist Congress founder Robert Sobukwe released after nine years in prison.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of French Néel (see Neel 2), established in South Africa.

    Dutch: variant of Nell 1.

    English: possibly a variant of Neal , Nell or Knell .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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