Sharpeville, near Vereeniging where 180 people were injured and 69 killed after the police opened fire on protestors on the 21st of March 1960.
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Sharpeville 21st of March 1960
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South African History Online. (2018, March 19). Sharpeville 21st of March 1960. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124780
South African History Online (2018) 'Sharpeville 21st of March 1960', South African History Online, 19 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124780 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Sharpeville 21st of March 1960 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124780, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Sharpeville 21st of March 1960." South African History Online, 19 Mar. 2018, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124780. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Sharpeville 21st of March 1960." South African History Online. March 19, 2018. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124780.
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