June 16, 1976 thousands of youth in Soweto protested in their classrooms and then started marching towards Orlando stadium where almost 10,000 unarmed students gathered for a peaceful planned protest.
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South African History Online. (2017, June 2). June Uprising. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123436
South African History Online (2017) 'June Uprising', South African History Online, 2 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123436 (Accessed: 21 October 2026).
South African History Online, June Uprising [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123436, (accessed 21 October 2026).
"June Uprising." South African History Online, 2 June 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123436. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.
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