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The constitution of the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president

The constitution of the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president

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22 Aug 2019
The constitution of the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president

The constitution of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president. Other leading party members include: Barney Pityana, Harry Nengwekhulu, Hendrick Musi, Petrus Machaka, Manana Kgware, Aubrey Mokoape, J Goolam and Strini Moodley. Though the new organisation is committed to a philosophy of Black Consciousness, it does not reject the liberalism of National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) right away.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). The constitution of the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149123

South African History Online (2019) 'The constitution of the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149123 (Accessed: 28 August 2026).

South African History Online, The constitution of the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149123, (accessed 28 August 2026).

"The constitution of the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149123. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The constitution of the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) is adopted at its inaugural conference and Steve Biko is elected president." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149123.

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