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Liberation history Timeline 1960-1969
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- 1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggleThe 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. The…
- The people armed, 1984-1990Introduction 1985, Desmond Tutu, armed only with the bible under his arm, confronts the…
- Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960For many years there was tension within the African National Congress (ANC) between those…
- Women’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermathAs the 1950s gave way to the 1960s the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist…
- Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960The day of the Massacre, mourning the dead and getting over the shock of the event ©…
- List of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa)Sharpeville Funeral, 13 April, 1960. Source: Peter Magubane / The Drum Archive / african…
- A History of the Bulhoek MassacreIn 1912 Enoch Mgjimia, a lay preacher and independent evangelist, broke away from the…
- Pass Laws and Sharpeville MassacrePass laws in South Africa were met with fierce resistance during the 20th century. But…
- Aftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960International responsesThe Sharpeville massacre was reported worldwide, and received with…
- The Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
- SharpevilleOn 19 March 1960, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) called on Black South Africans to…
- Sharpeville Timeline16 December 1959 - At the annual African National Congress (ANC) conference, Chief Albert…
- uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)On 16 December, 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as an armed wing of the African…
- African National Congress (ANC)The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing party and has been in…
- African nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with…
- The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966Introduction Sharpeville shortly after the shootings © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked…
- Mass Democratic movements, 1976-1983IntroductionNovember 1977, Dr Mamphele Ramphele stands over Steve Biko's open casket in…
- Pass laws in South Africa 1800-1994Slaves at the Cape were forced to carry passes. This made it easier for their owners and…
- Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10Scanned in copy of the last page of the Treaty of Vereeniging, click to enlarge and view…
- State policies and social protest, 1924-1939One of the most important developments in South Africa in this period was the formation…