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EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
… against the pass laws. The marches, scheduled for 21 March 1960, took place in Langa and Nyanga, Cape Town and Sharpeville, in the Transvaal. At Sharpeville,…
ArchiveSharpeville 21 March 1960
… Article regarding the Sharpeville 21 March 1960. 5 000 people gathered at the Sharpeville police station near Johannesburg to start the Pan … Sharpeville 21…
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Rev. Ambrose Reeves is secretly deported
… On 12 September 1960, the Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Rev. Ambrose Reeves was secretly deported through Jan Smuts … The Star (12 September 1960), …
Sharpeville massacre was turning point in anti apartheid movement, 21 March 1960
… Sharpeville massacre was turning point in anti apartheid movement, 21 March 1960 …
EventState of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre
… gatherings were typically outlawed as well. During the 1960 State of Emergency the government banned all pubic … the State of Emergency took place in the…
Painting of the Sharpeville Massacre by Paddy Bouma
… Painting of the Sharpeville Massacre by Paddy Bouma Source: … Painting of the Sharpeville Massacre by Paddy Bouma …
EventThe Sharpeville massacre takes place
… The Sharpeville massacre takes place …
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… country was in mourning for those killed in the Boipatong Massacre of 17 June 1992, the Bisho Massacre added to the bleak political situation in South Africa…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… the African National Congress (ANC). In response to the massacre the ANC withdrew from the negotiations, blaming the NP government for the attack. The…
Poem “Massacre at Sharpeville” by Farouk Asvat
… Poem “Massacre at Sharpeville” by Farouk Asvat …
EventLanga, Uitenhage Massacre: 20 killed by police on Sharpeville Commemoration Day
… 25 years to the day after the infamous Sharpeville Massacre, in which 69 people were killed, the South African … today as other apartheid atrocities, such as…
BiographyTseko Naphtali Maine
… Tseko Naphtali Maine was killed in the Sharpeville Massacre on 21 March 1960. …
BiographyJohn Motsoahae Mailane
… John Motsoahae Mailane was killed in the Sharpeville Massacre on 21 March 1960. …
ArchiveSharpeville - March 21, 1960 by Petrus Tom
… In 1960 before that terrible day of March 21 some workers … Sharpeville - March 21, 1960 by Petrus Tom …
Archive21 March - Sharpeville 1960, Langa 1985
… 21 March - Sharpeville 1960, Langa 1985 …
Sharpeville : March 21 1960 by FOSATU
… Sharpeville : March 21 1960 by FOSATU …
BiographyMike Terry
… British Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) , which was born in 1960 after the Sharpeville Massacre and succeeded the Boycott Movement of 1959. The AAM …
EventOver a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre
… On 22 April 1960, about 1,575 people were detained under South Africa's … to declare the state of emergency came nine days after the Sharpeville massacre…
EventB.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice, announces extensive security measures following the Sharpeville Massacre
… developments relate to the unrest following the Sharpville massacre in 1960. And in an attempt to prevent further outbreaks of … At that time the country was…
South Africa Sharpeville massacre 50 anniversary 21/3/10
… South Africa Sharpeville massacre 50 anniversary 21/3/10 …
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… On 21 March 1960, 69 Africans were killed when South African police … were protesting against the pass laws in the township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… of both the ANC and the PAC in the aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, both parties were … an impact that spun into the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… in the banning of the ANC and the PAC following the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, the parties were forced … ’ document as a way of giving…
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… mine workers gather on hill on 16 August 2012, before massacre occurs. On 14 August Lonmin officially halted … Commission of Inquiry was set up to…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… 1960 21 March , In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and peaceful … and wounding 186 in what…
BiographyEphraim Chaka
… Chaka, Maniki Chaka and Meiti Chaka. The family lived in Sharpeville. He enjoyed riding his bicycle every day to work. … bicycle that he rode on the day he…
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
… 1959-1960: Formation, Sharpeville and Banning For many years there was tension … campaign was finalised on 18 March, and set for 21 March 1960. The weekend…
BiographyJeremiah Baden Leeuw
… Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) . He was arrested during the 1960 anti-pass campaign (see Sharpeville Massacre ) and sentenced to 3 years in prison, which was…
ArchiveInterview with Ambrose Makiwane
… Oral interview, conducted at Cala, with Ambrose Makiwane. Makiwane entered Fort Hare in 1955, when he … Interview with Ambrose Makiwane …
David Pratt
… also attempted to commit suicide three times. On 9 April 1960, Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd , the South African Prime … The attempted assassination occurred 19…