Pollsmoor march

Explanation
On 28 August 1985, thousands of marchers set off from different points in Cape Town to Pollsmoor prison to demand the release of Nelson Mandela. The marches were violently disrupted by police. Nine people were killed that day, and by the end of the week the death toll had risen to 28. The event helped spark the outbreak of street protests and severe unrest across Cape Town until the end of the year.

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DE WAAL, Jan de Villiers Hoffman

Was severely beaten and partially blinded by members of the SAP in Athlone, Cape Town, on 28 August 1985, during the Pollsmoor march.

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COLA, Victor Khumbulele

Was shot and blinded in one eye by members of the SAP in KTC, Cape Town, on 28 August 1985, the day the Pollsmoor march was held to demand the release of Nelson Mandela.

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CUPIDO, Clive Christopher

Was shot dead by a named member of the SAP in Bellville, Cape Town, on 29 August 1985, in the widespread protest and police shootings that followed the Pollsmoor march held the previous day.

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FESTER, Gertrude Magdalene Nethania

... also interrogated, threatened and psychologically tortured by named members of the Security Branch. She spent a further nine months in custody in Pollsmoor prison on trial with thirteen other ANC members for terrorism. Charges against her were withdrawn in March ...

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JACOBS, Fezile Donald Madoda

A COSAS supporter who was severely beaten in detention by named Security Branch members on 23 October 1980, 3 February 1985, in August 1985 and on 14 July 1986, at Cradock police station, Cape. On 27 March 1984, Mr Jacobs was detained at Pollsmoor prison. He was then served with a banning order.

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MANUEL, Shaun Norman

Was shot and severely beaten by members of the SAP in Manenberg, Cape Town, on 29 August 1985, in the aftermath of the Pollsmoor march to demand the release of Nelson Mandela.

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BAILEY, Quentin

Was one of two young boys shot dead by a named member of the SAP in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, on 29 August 1985. At least twenty eight people were shot dead by police in the wake of the Pollsmoor march.

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LUCAS, William

A UDF supporter who was shot in the arm by members of the SAP in Manenberg, Cape Town, on 29 August 1985, the day after the Pollsmoor march. Two persons, including his brother, were shot dead that day. Twenty-one were injured in police shooting.

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KAPP, Cornelius Johannes

Was stoned by protesters while driving past Crossroads, Cape Town, on 12 September 1985, during widespread unrest in the area in the aftermath of the Pollsmoor march two weeks earlier. He died as a result of head injuries the following day.

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JOJI, Nothemba

Was shot and blinded in one eye by named members of the SAP in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 28 August 1985, in widespread unrest on the day of the Pollsmoor march.

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MAROTI, Kholekile Charles

Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 28 August 1985, on the day of the Pollsmoor march. He was one of nine people shot dead by police that day.

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