Soweto uprising
The Soweto uprising (or Soweto riots) was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.Students from various schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in black schools. It is estimated that 20,000 students took part in the protests. They were met with fierce police brutality and many were shot and killed.
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June 16, 2008. President Thabo Mbeki converses with Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad shortly before addressing a June 16 Rally at the University of the Western Cape. Mbeki told …
June 1978. June 1976 Memorial Service. Students hold a banner which reads: 'Our day. We will always honour, praise and respect this day' Photographer unknown. © Rand Daily Mail/Times Media
GALA: Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action · 2019 English
MaThoko’s house was the centre of a vibrant LGBT community in KwaThema (photo by David Penney). [...] Photo courtesy of Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA). [...] MaThoko’s house …
history. Nkoli had been involved in the 1976 Soweto uprising and over the next few years had become increasingly …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 June 1981 English
Lecture by Wycliffe M Tsotsi, Vice-President, Unity Movement of South Africa, on the Soweto Uprising and the history of the liberation struggle. …
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A Police supervised press tour of Soweto on 16 June 1984, the 7 years after the Soweto Uprising. Journalists are driven around in a "Raatel" Soldiers stand in the foreground. …
AAI: The Africa-America Institute · 13 June 2016 English
the victories of two student-led social movements. June 16th marks the 40th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, an action that high school students took through protests to denounce the use of Afrikaans as …
June 16th marks the 40th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, an action that high school students took through …
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With press cuttings and photographs of the 1976 Soweto uprising …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 November 1976 English
The address outlines the role of the Black Conciousness Movement in the 1976 Soweto uprising and emphasises the need for action for liberation. …
University of the Witwatersrand English
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the education c ris is . IN the wake of the Soweto uprising in 1S76, the government tried to solve student …
