eventREF E-0012264Revised
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Soweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans
- Date
- 9 Jun 1976
- Updated
- 6 Jun 2021
Pupils at Naledi High School vented their anger by burning out a police car and damaging three other vehicles. The first indication of African unrest at Soweto schools was noticed by government authorities on 4 June, who reported it to the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development and of Bantu Education, M. C. Botha. On that date 2 000 Black students had been on strike in Soweto, protesting against the compelled use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction in 50% of subjects in secondary schools.
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- 01Keesing's Contemporary Archives, 13 August 1976, p. 27886
- 02About African History South African Students' Organisation [online] Available at: https://africanhistory.about.com [Accessed 6 June 2013]
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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Soweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012264
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South African History Online. "Soweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012264.
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