Article regarding the Sharpeville 21 March 1960. 5 000 people gathered at the Sharpeville police station near Johannesburg to start the Pan Africanist Congress campaign as a result 69 people lay dead 180 were wounded.
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Sharpeville 21 March 1960
- Origin date
- 21 March 1960
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Sharpeville 21 March 1960 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0111280
South African History Online (2016) 'Sharpeville 21 March 1960 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0111280 (Accessed: 29 July 2026).
South African History Online, Sharpeville 21 March 1960 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0111280, (accessed 29 July 2026).
"Sharpeville 21 March 1960 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0111280. Accessed 29 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Sharpeville 21 March 1960 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0111280.
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