Liberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… . 16 March, Robert Sobukwe writes to the commissioner of police, Major General Rademeyer, stating that the PAC would … laws, starting on 21 March. 21 March , At Sharpeville the police open fire on an unarmed and peaceful crowd, killing 69 … states that his first duty is to thank the South African police for the courageous, efficient manner in which they …