Final evacuation of Sophiatown by black residents

Date: 31 Dec 1959
Updated: 22 Aug 2019

Forced removals from Sophiatown had started in 1955 and by 1963 the demolition of the existing houses started. The area was reassigned to White residents and called Triomf (meaning triumph). Click here to read more about Sophiatown.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Final evacuation of Sophiatown by black residents. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011876

South African History Online (2011) 'Final evacuation of Sophiatown by black residents', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011876 (Accessed: 23 September 2026).

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"Final evacuation of Sophiatown by black residents." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011876. Accessed 23 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Final evacuation of Sophiatown by black residents." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011876.