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Eleven protesters are killed in Sebokeng

This Day in History: March 26, 1990
Additional Date: March 26, 1990
The police opened fire on a crowd of Sebokeng township residents who sought to march on the local offices of the ruling National Party (NP). The incident claimed eleven lives and more than 300 were injured. The protestation focused on high rents, racially segregated local facilities and called for the resignation of township councillors.