A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090109

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South African History Online. "A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090109.