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Soweto uprising

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On 16 June 1976, police opened fire on approximately 10 000 school students in Soweto during a protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools. The shootings provoked extensive unrest and protest throughout Soweto, spreading over the following months to several other regions in South Africa, particularly Cape Town. Around 575 people were killed, 390 in the Transvaal and 137 in the western Cape. Over 2000 people were injured. Arrests, deaths in detention and trials followed the revolt, and the first members of the 'Class of 76' left South Africa for training in armed resistance.

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Was hacked with axes and pangas by hostel-dwellers in Mzimhlophe, Soweto, Johannes-burg, on 24 August 1976. Two of his brothers were killed with him when violence erupted after the State used hostel-dwellers in their brutal suppression of the Soweto uprising.
Was shot dead, allegedly by members of the SAP, in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 17 June 1976 in the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP at Mapetla, Soweto, Johannes-burg, on 17 June 1976, the day after the Soweto uprising began.
Was shot dead by police in Mapetla, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 27 August 1976 in the aftermath of the Soweto uprising.
Was hacked with pangas by hostel-dwellers in Mzimhlophe, Soweto, Johannes-burg, on 24 August 1976. Two of his brothers were killed with him when violence erupted after the State used hostel-dwellers in their brutal suppression of the Soweto uprising.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 24 October 1976 in the aftermath of the Soweto uprising.
Was injured in the eye and on his body when members of the SAP opened fire with birdshot in Dlamini, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 16 June 1977 during the Soweto uprising.
An ANC supporter who was shot in the leg and injured by members of the SAP in Dube, Soweto, Johannesburg, in 1977 during conflict in the wake of the Soweto uprising. In 1988 he was again harassed, detained and beaten by the same policemen who claimed he was involved in making petrol bombs and the ...
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Dlamini, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 17 June 1976 in the wake of the Soweto uprising. Mr Nkambule was shot when members of the SAP patrolling the township in a Casspir opened fire.
Was shot and injured by a member of the SAP in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 23 August 1976 in the aftermath of the Soweto uprising. One other person was shot dead in the same incident.
Was shot and seriously injured in Soweto, Johannesburg, during the 1976 Soweto uprising. Ms Monamodi is blind as a result of her injuries.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in White City, Soweto, Johannes-burg, on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and wounded by members of the SAP on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising. 575 people were killed and 2 380 people injured during the uprising in clashes between protesters and members of the SAP and the Riot Unit.
An ANC supporter who was arrested and beaten by members of the SAP at John Vorster Square, Johannesburg, in July 1977 in the wake of the Soweto uprising. On 14 February 1981, Mr Mpalweni was arrested and held at Protea police station, Soweto, Johannesburg, subjected to electric shock torture and ...
Was severely assaulted by hostel-dwellers on 24 August 1976 at the Mzimhlope train station, Soweto, Johannesburg, in the wake of the Soweto uprising. The State encouraged hostel-dwellers to attack members of the community who adhered to a stayaway called to protest the continued violence against ...
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 17 June 1976, the day after the Soweto uprising began. Pauline was shot while watching people looting a nearby beerhall.
Was shot by alleged members of the SAP in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 17 June 1976, the day after the start of the Soweto uprising.
An ANC member who was severely injured in August 1976 in a drive-by shooting in Dube, Soweto, Johannesburg, in the wake of the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and paralysed by members of the SADF on 27 August 1976 in Meadowlands, Soweto, Johannesburg, in the wake of the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and severely injured by members of the SADF in Pimville, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising. Matsie was placed under police guard in hospital and made to sign certain papers. As a result of her injuries, Matsie is now wheelchair bound. In 1988, she ...
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