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… The Black People’s Convention (BPC) was an umbrella organisation of the Black Consciousness … its auspices were carried out by formations that embraced BPC’s Black Consciousness (BC) philosophy. The Pro-Frelimo … uprising in Soweto on 16 June 1976 were inspired by BPC and its BC philosophy. It is for this reason that many of …

… 1998: 43) The launch of the Black People’s Convention (BPC) early in 1973 added a political wing to the BC movement … the BCM there was a clear ‘division of labour’ – the BPC was the ‘adult’ political body, SASO the student body and …

… they resolved to form the Black People’s Convention (BPC), which was launched in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg, Natal … filled many of the other official positions, ensuring that BPC was a thoroughly Black Consciousness (BC) organisation. Mthuli Shezi , who served on the BPC executive committee, was killed by a railway official who …

… Mphahlele B. A Khoapa - Executive Director D. LIST OF SASO/BPC TRIALISTS Sathsivani Cooper - BPC Public Relations Officer Maitshwe Nchaupe Aubrey Mokoape - BPC founder member and Chairman of BPC Central Absolom …

… result in the launch of the Black People’s Convention (BPC) in July 1972. July, Saso passes a resolution on Black … by white impresarios July, Black People’s Convention (BPC) formally launched at a conference in Edendale, with … funds to Saso, while its Joburg offices are taken over by BPC. mid-1972, BPC establishes he Black Allied Workers’ Union …

… from the Soviet Union. In this context, the decision by BPC to establish a separate political formation was viewed … Mtintso arrived in Lesotho accompanied by two former BPC members. It wais this three that attempted to forge links … in January 1980. When the IUEF withdrew funding for the BPC External Office in January 1978, the activists were …

… banned on 19 October 1977: Black People's Convention (BPC) South African Students' Organisation (SASO) South …

… of Samora Machel) into power in Mozambique. Eighty SASO/BPC leaders are detained without trial for encouraging … campuses around the country. The Trail of SASO and BPC leaders commences in the Pretoria Supreme Court. Amongst … either banned or had been arrested. 1976  The SASO and BPC leaders are convicted and jailed on Robben Island (see …

… of Samora Machel) into power in Mozambique. Eighty SASO/BPC leaders are detained without trial for encouraging … campuses around the country. The Trail of SASO and BPC leaders commences in the Pretoria Supreme Court. Amongst … were either banned or had been arrested. 1976 The SASO and BPC leaders are convicted and jailed on Robben Island (see …

… leaders were banned in 1973, and publication of BPC material became difficult. However, by the end of the … orders were issued. Biko, Pityana and other SASO and BPC leaders were detained under the Terrorism Act, and the following year nine leaders of SASO and the BPC were charged for enticing disorder. The accused used the …

… Black People's Convention Winnie Kgware First President of BPC 1972 Sath Cooper Dr. Mampela Ramphele She was part of the …

… take part in the army 1972 The Black People’s convention (BPC), sharing ideals of Black Consciousness is form …

… in significance when the Black People's Convention (BPC) was established in 1972. A number of women, such as …

… University. In 1972, the Black People’s Convention (BPC) was also established as a politics-driven umbrella …

… inspiration for the students to take action was the SASO/BPC trial late in 1975, in which nine BC leaders were accused … down on BC organisations, banning 17, including SASO, BPC, BCP, as well as SASM. Some Members of SASM B Lankwe, …

… (BC) philosophy of the Black People’s Convention (BPC). In the first four years of its existence from 1979 to … to the UDF. Wauchope was at one stage General Secretary of BPC and later of AZAPO. The violence spread to Zola and …

… of their organisation, the Black People’s Convention (BPC) . Through these groups, Black Consciousness became part … the expulsion of the president of the adult wing of SASO (BPC), Themba Sono . Sono was expelled after giving a …

… Students' Organisation (SASO), Black People's Convention (BPC), Black Community Programmes (BCP), Black Women …

… bodies, established the Black People’s Convention (BPC) . The BPC’s proclaimed objectives included liberation from …

… and hold positions in the Black People’s Convention (BPC), Steven Carulous and Jonny Iseel. By the mid 1970s the … Act. The following year the nine leaders of BCM and BPC were charged for inciting disorder. On 5 June 1973, …

… taken toward the formation of Black People's Convention (BPC). 11 March, NUSAS launches the Wages Commission at the … University of Western Cape. Steve Biko is employed as the BPC's full-time youth coordinator. January, The Soweto-based … the government clamps down on the activities of SASO and BPC leaders Steve Biko, Barney Pityana and six others. …

… Organisation (SASO) and the Black Peoples Convention (BPC) helped organise a 'Viva Frelimo Rally' at Curries … Strini Moodley , Zithulele Cindi and Gilbert Sedeba. The BPC breathed fresh impetus into the antiapartheid struggle …

… wing of their organisation, the Black People’s Convention (BPC) under the Presidency of Winnie Kgware.  A watershed …

… organisations like SASO and the Black People’s Convention (BPC).   The formation of AZASO  Black students at tertiary …

… Black subjugation. In 1972 the Black People's Convention  (BPC) was formed to organise Black people and promote …

… Council of Natal and public relations officer of the BPC; brother of Saths Cooper, imprisoned; detained 25.9.1974 … home was in Eldorado Park, Jo’burg. Former member of the BPC and connected with the banned Thusaneng Trust Fund … Restricted to Durban Former director of the BPC; editor of Black Review 1972; in May 1976 charged with …

… Sharpeville Youth Club and the Black People’s Convention (BPC), Matsau was imprisoned for five years for attempting to … of nine South African Student Organization  (SASO) and BPC leaders in what one newspaper called the ‘Trial of Black … 222-4) On 18 August, 1977, police arrested Steve Biko , a BPC leader and a founder and organizer of the BCM, outside …