Three days after the 1976 Students' Revolt the Government banned 123 people for their involvement and put a nation wide ban on public meetings. The protest was triggered by the announcement that Afrikaans would be used as a medium of instruction in Black schools. This failed to curtail mass action campaigns and the revolt spread across the country marking a turning point in the liberation struggle of South Africa.
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One hundred and twenty three people banned following June 16 Student Protest
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- 22 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2019, August 22). One hundred and twenty three people banned following June 16 Student Protest. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148921
South African History Online (2019) 'One hundred and twenty three people banned following June 16 Student Protest', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148921 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
South African History Online, One hundred and twenty three people banned following June 16 Student Protest [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148921, (accessed 12 October 2026).
"One hundred and twenty three people banned following June 16 Student Protest." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148921. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "One hundred and twenty three people banned following June 16 Student Protest." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148921.
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