Police watch protestors from an armored vehicle during a protest march against passes in front of Parliament. In the heated aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre, Col. Terry Terblanche defied orders to disperse the crowd and, instead, negotiated with University of Western Cape student Philip Kgosana. They were able to prevent the demonstration of 30,000 people from becoming violent.
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Police presence during pass laws protest in Church Square
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South African History Online. (2014, August 28). Police presence during pass laws protest in Church Square. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098220
South African History Online (2014) 'Police presence during pass laws protest in Church Square', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098220 (Accessed: 29 October 2026).
South African History Online, Police presence during pass laws protest in Church Square [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098220, (accessed 29 October 2026).
"Police presence during pass laws protest in Church Square." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098220. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.
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