Event record
South African riot police use tear gas and whips in Soweto as unrest continue. A sweeping ban on meetings critical of the Gover
- Updated
- 14 Aug 2012
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). South African riot police use tear gas and whips in Soweto as unrest continue. A sweeping ban on meetings critical of the Gover. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090933
South African History Online (2012) 'South African riot police use tear gas and whips in Soweto as unrest continue. A sweeping ban on meetings critical of the Gover', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090933 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
South African History Online, South African riot police use tear gas and whips in Soweto as unrest continue. A sweeping ban on meetings critical of the Gover [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090933, (accessed 26 October 2026).
"South African riot police use tear gas and whips in Soweto as unrest continue. A sweeping ban on meetings critical of the Gover." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090933. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "South African riot police use tear gas and whips in Soweto as unrest continue. A sweeping ban on meetings critical of the Gover." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090933.
Further reading
Knoflokskraal Settlement
How Glasgow helped free Nelson Mandela
Xamdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
Cape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
Search events by date
This day in history
What happened on your birthday?
SAHO is free because readers fund it. Donate →