Bisho massacre

Explanation
On 7 September 1992, the ANC, SACP and COSATU organised a march from King William's Town to the Ciskei capital of Bisho to demand free political activity in the homeland and the removal of then military ruler of the Ciskei, Brigadier Oupa Gqozo. Protesters had been prohibited by court order from entering Bisho. When part of the crowd tried to gain access to Bisho, Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) troops opened fire, killing 30 people, including one member of the CDF. Approximately 200 people were wounded in the shooting. Two members of the former CDF were refused amnesty.

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Decision (22 July 1998)

... African Democratic Movement ("ADM"). This situation resulted in the major tragedy on 07 September 1992 which later became commonly known as the Bisho Massacre. The political situation throughout the Ciskei was volatile and explosive and ripe for a bitter and bloody strife between the two ...

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, King William's Town, Day 2 (13 May 1997)

Chair, this actually culminated into that fateful day of the Bisho massacre of the 7th of September 1992. But I am not going to forget when the Bati family was killed in Alice.

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