The death toll in the riots is officially given as 174 Blacks and two Whites, the number of wounded 1,222 Blacks and six Whites

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01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, June 22). The death toll in the riots is officially given as 174 Blacks and two Whites, the number of wounded 1,222 Blacks and six Whites. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086375

South African History Online (2012) 'The death toll in the riots is officially given as 174 Blacks and two Whites, the number of wounded 1,222 Blacks and six Whites', South African History Online, 22 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086375 (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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"The death toll in the riots is officially given as 174 Blacks and two Whites, the number of wounded 1,222 Blacks and six Whites." South African History Online, 22 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086375. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "The death toll in the riots is officially given as 174 Blacks and two Whites, the number of wounded 1,222 Blacks and six Whites." South African History Online. June 22, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086375.