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Special Report Transcript Episode 3, Section 3, Time 08:45Black consciousness took root after the ANC and PAC went underground and into exile. The silence of the 1960s was transformed into a powerful new voice in the 1970s. Black consciousness spread amongst journalists, students, intellectuals, artists. Onkgopotse Abram Tiro, a Turfloop graduate, was one of the first SASO leaders to die for his belief in black pride. In 1974 he was assassinated by a parcel bomb after he had fled to Botswana. Notes: Historical photographs; Tiro’s funeral References select each tab to search for references Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC VictimsA founding member of SASO and the BPC re p resentative in Botswana, was killed by a parcel-bomb explosion on 1 February 1974 at St Joseph’s Catholic Mission in Khale, near Gaborone, Botswana. While the identity of the perpetrators has not been established, available evidence indicates that the ... |