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National Youth Day, commemorating the Soweto students march against government’s language policy on 16 June 1976.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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: 8 November 2026).
South African History Online, National Youth Day, commemorating the Soweto students march against government’s language policy on 16 June 1976. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085937, (accessed 8 November 2026).
"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 8 Nov. 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.
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