South African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… favour of full franchise and against discriminatory laws. 1960 24 January, nine policemen were killed by an angry mob … police in KwaThema, Springs, a township on the East Rand. 5-14 August, In a period of less than two weeks, 70 people … by IFP members in collusion with South African police. 5-23 August, About 122 Soweto residents are killed, allegedly …