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ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… with Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi as co-presidents. 1976 Cuba assists in driving back … capturing Huambo and driving the FNLA…
BiographyMatthew Goniwe
… from Fort Hare, and Goniwe was arrested on 19 July, 1976. Five men (including the Ntsebeza brothers, Dumisa and …
BiographyRick Turner
… known as The State vs Cooper and eight others . In 1976 the government denied him permission to take up a …
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… the white government for more than a decade, until Soweto 1976.” Harris was sentenced to death and executed in Pretoria …
ArticleUnited Women’s Congress (UWCO)
… As a result of parent's reactions to the 1976 uprisings and their aftermath, ex-Federation of South …
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… Plaza is established, but stands virtually empty until 1976 when unwilling traders are forcibly removed from their … fire on marching students, killing…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… struggle preceded the student uprising of June 16, 1976. Before the establishment of the African National … played active roles in the Durban strikes of 1973…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… poetry as a tool for Black Consciousness. He leaves in 1976, but SAHO says, “After 1976, the youth and student movements began to systematically … led him to…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… within months of its founding. The organisation banned in 1976. 1976 In the wake of the nationwide protests after the Soweto … Uprising. Detained without…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… mother to this burgeoning student movement. In May 1976, just a few weeks before the famous student uprising in … for five months, eventually releasing her…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… it started becoming popular in the townships. Survival (1976) was their last show, and many of the cast remained in … Revolution and Concience: South African…
Article1970’s: Poetry Timeline
… the government gazette in Pretoria (Pretoria Bureau 1975). 1976 June 16 Soweto Uprising . 100 students shot dead by …
Nelson Mandela Family Tree
… Tukwini Mandela (1974””Makaziwe) Dumani Mandela(1976””Makaziwe) Kweku Mandela (1985””Makaziwe) Zaziwe Manaway …
ArticleJohn Maxwell Coetzee timeline 1940-2003
… fiction, and publishes two novellas titled Dusklands. 1976 Publishes In The Heart of The Country, which wins the …
PlaceTranskei
… of seats as well as votes, and Guzana was replaced in 1976 by Hector Ncokazi, who was influenced by the Black Consciousness … territory, including the Ciskei…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… executive members were either banned or had been arrested. 1976 The SASO and BPC leaders are convicted and jailed on Robben Island (see above 1975 entry)…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… executive members were either banned or had been arrested. 1976 The SASO and BPC leaders are convicted and jailed on Robben Island (see above 1975 entry)…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… initiated into the Congress tradition by Joe Gqabi. The 1976 uprising raised the political awareness of students and … body. The state’s response to the…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… , Vaal and the East Rand in 1985 and Soweto uprising of 1976 . The apartheid era ended in 1994, and people hoped that … protesting against the government’s…
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
… On 28 May 1976, the South African Student Movement (SASM) held a … the racially separated education system. After the May 1976 conference, SASM contacted…
EventThe first indications of protest over Afrikaans in Soweto schools
… The roots of the student uprising of 1976 can be traced in part to the cutbacks by the Apartheid … created the conditions that would later erupt as the 1976…
PlaceJunction Avenue Theatre
… The Junction Avenue theatre was formed in 1976, and it was organised and conceptualised by a group of … The Fantastical History of a Useless Man. Inspired by…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… the National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO). In 1976 through to 1978 large numbers of young people left the … responsible for the Soweto uprising…
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, held its first public hearing in Johannesburg. Evidence … people were injured during the uprisings…
ArticleDevelopments leading to the New Dispensation
… By the late 1970s, and especially as a result of the June 1976 uprising , the Apartheid government was forced to …
EventAir France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens arrives at Entebbe, Uganda
… On 27June 1976, Air France Flight 139, en route from Tel Aviv to Paris … to gain the admiration of the Arab states. On the 29 June 1976, the aircraft arrived…
PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
… became the largest Black City in South Africa, but until 1976 its population could have status only as temporary … during the Apartheid regime. There were…
The Black Face of Apartheid
… policy. At the height of his influence, between 1963 and 1976, Steve Biko called the homelands “the greatest single … lead to more militancy and demands for…
Durban Mayors and other city officials
… Williams (1972 - 74) AD Adams (1974 - 76) Dr G J Hollis (1976 - 78) Haydn Bradfield (1978 - 80) Mrs S C Hotz (1980 - …
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… by Albert Luthuli as president general of the ANC. 1976 Moroka retires as a medical practitioner. 1985 10 …