National Youth Day, commemorating the Soweto students march against government’s language policy on 16 June 1976.

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South African History Online. (2012, June 15). National Youth Day, commemorating the Soweto students march against government’s language policy on 16 June 1976.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085937

South African History Online (2012) 'National Youth Day, commemorating the Soweto students march against government’s language policy on 16 June 1976.', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085937 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

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"National Youth Day, commemorating the Soweto students march against government’s language policy on 16 June 1976.." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085937. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "National Youth Day, commemorating the Soweto students march against government’s language policy on 16 June 1976.." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085937.