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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 shot dead by members of the SAP on 20 August 1976 at a school in Atteridgeville, Transvaal, in the wake of the 1976 Soweto uprising which spread to other areas.
Was assaulted and arrested in Vosloorus, Transvaal, on 16 June 1976. Mr Boholo was charged with public violence for the burning of a bottle store and sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment. He was released after serving fourteen years and twelve days. See Soweto uprising.
Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in 1976 during unrest in Ravensmead, Cape Town, after the Soweto uprising had spread to the Cape.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Paarl, Cape, on 9 September 1976, after the Soweto uprising spread to the rural Cape towns. Three women were shot dead in Paarl that day.
Was shot and injuredby members of the SAP while passing a political demonstration after the Soweto uprising in Nyanga, Cape Town, in October 1976.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP on 16 September 1976 in Heideveld, Cape Town, during the Soweto uprising.
Was shot in the foot by members of the SAP in Kagiso, Tvl, on 17 June 1976 during the Soweto uprising. He was walking home with friends when police allegedly tossed teargas at them from a moving car. When they ran away, a policeman allegedly got out of the car to follow Mr Modipane and shot him.
An ANC supporter who was shot in the back of the head by named member of the SAP in Port Alfred, Cape, in 1993, while she was on her way to a commemoration of the Soweto uprising.
An ANC supporter who was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in KaNyamazane, KaNgwane, on 16 June 1986 during a commemoration of the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and blinded in the right eye by SAP members in Guguletu, Cape Town. Mr Gqubela was riding a bicycle to work when shots were fired from a security force vehicle during the Soweto uprising.
Was arrested at KwaGuqa, near Witbank, Transvaal, on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising. He was hit on the head by members of the SAP before being transferred to the Witbank police station where he was severely assaulted. As a result he was sent to Weskoppies mental hospital for ...
Was fatally wounded after being shot by SAP members in Retreat, Cape Town, on 8 September 1976, during widespread unrest in the area related to the Soweto uprising.
An ANC supporter who was severely assaulted with a sjambok by members of the Ciskei Police and Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) in Mdantsane, Ciskei, on 16 June 1986. Mr Hobana had attended a ceremony commemorating the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and injured in Guguletu, Cape Town, in 1976, when members of the police opened fire on a crowd marching to demand the release of children detained during the Soweto uprising. Police gave the crowd one minute to disperse before they opened fire.
An ANC supporter who was shot and injured in the chest by Riot Police members in Elsies River, Cape Town, on 17 June 1980, during a stayaway to commemorate the Soweto uprising. Several people were shot dead and many injured during protests that day.
Was arrested and severely beaten by members of the SAP in Johannesburg, on 17 June 1976. See Soweto uprising.
Was shot dead by a named SAP member in Paarl, Cape, on 9 September 1976, while she was walking home with relatives. Ms Dube was one of three women shot dead in widespread unrest in Paarl that day after the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Langa, Cape Town, in September 1976, after the Soweto uprising had spread to the Cape.
Was shot by members of the SADF and SAP in Port Elizabeth on 16 June 1976 during the protests in the wake of the Soweto uprising. He was subsequently charged with public violence, but the charges were withdrawn.
Was shot dead by a member of the SAP in Hanover Park, Cape Town, on 2 September 1976, a day which saw a peak of unrest and casualties of police shootings across Cape Town during the Soweto uprising.
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