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BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… He was in West Germany at the time of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre and it was then that he decided one day he would …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… that inspired the formation of ASA was the Sharpeville massacre which happened on 21 March, 1960. On this day the … to 200 others in what became known as the…
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
… of the events from 1960 onwards. After the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, the National Party (NP) government, which … the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) after…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… Mbete-Kgositsile Magubane, Peter. 1960. "Sharpeville Massacre." BAHA. Baileys African History Archive. … of Baleka Mbete Magubane, Peter. 1960. "Sharpeville…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 2: Policing and Resistance
… in Lekki, Nigeria. This has come to be known as The Lekki Massacre and the government has refused to take … continue to advocate for accountability for The…
Bathandwa Ndondo
… by organising a commemoration of the Sharpeville massacre. He was suspended, because, according to the …
Vella Pillay
… declared a state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre of young student demonstrators, and sought to detain …
BiographySolomon Kalushi Mahlangu
… protests commemorating the June 16 Uprising and the police massacre that followed. They travelled through Mozambique to …
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
… landscape in the Western Cape. Incidents such as the Langa Massacre and the Paarl Uprising in the early 60s demonstrated … perceived to be sympathetic to the…
ArticlePassive Resistance in South Africa
… Campaign 1952 The Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960 The Defiance Campaign 1989 …
ArticleHistory of ‘New Age’ Newspaper
… wing) and their sabotage missions. After the Sharpeville massacre New Age reporters were regularly being detained. …
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… and forced removals under the Group Areas Act. The massacre of unarmed protestors at Sharpeville, near … a minimum monthly wage of 35 pounds – was turned…
Apartheid-Crime in aftermath of democratic elections May 1994, December 1996
… Western Cape). Truth Commission starts work Shobashobane massacre. 1996 May June December Local government elections …
Introduction
… Western Cape ). Truth Commission starts work Shobashobane massacre. 1996 May June December Local government elections …
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
… and arrested during a march to protest against the massacre in which police killed twenty-two people in the …
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
… Art in the state of siege The Sharpeville Massacre was one of the most important turning points in the … Magubane / The Drum Archive / african.pictures…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… On May 1992, CODESA II started. However, the massacre that took place in Boipatong in June 1992 resulted … Defence Force. This incident was later called…
BiographyDr. Neville Edward Alexander
… waiting to happen’ (1961-1964) After the Sharpeville massacre , which Neville Alexander witnessed from Germany, he …
National Theatre Organisation (1947)
… characterised by horrific events such as the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 , the organisation had no choice but to …
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… by IFP supporters, in what is referred to as the ‘Ongoye Massacre’ . This also occurs in a political climate where UDF … hold on popular support in KwaZulu…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… and wounding 186 in what becomes known as the Sharpeville Massacre . Two others were killed, and 49 were wounded in Langa, Cape Town. The Sharpeville…
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) attacks a Namibian refugee camp in Cassinga, Angola
… The bombing was followed by ground forces to complete the massacre. More than 600 Namibians, mostly women and children … called the Battle of Cassinga,…
ArchiveStop SADF and police brutality: meet our demands
… Black background with red lettering and imge of massacre with words: Queenstown massacre, 17 November 1985. …
The turn to armed struggle
… against the Apartheid state. Following the Sharpeville Massacre, the state banned the ANC and PAC in April 1960 …
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… people, in what has come to be known as the Sharpeville Massacre . Sharpeville Massacre 1980 17 June, 25 pupils are killed by the South … randomly. 12 July,…
EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
… of Johannesburg. In what has become known as the Boipatong massacre, township residents were butchered and assaulted in … and children lost their lives and…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… from urban areas to the country-side. The Windhoek Massacre that took place in December, 1959, carried out by … turning point. With all the repression and…
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
… The political campaigns leading up to the Sharpeville massacre seem to have brought thorny issues to the fore. … environment poisoned by the aftermath of the…
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… were observing the 25th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre of 21 March 1960. The incident happened when … 10 km away, where the commemorative service…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… banning of the ANC and the PAC following the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, the parties were forced … and wounding 186 in what becomes…