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Soweto uprising

Explanation
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 after a car chase in Cala, Transkei, in April 1977 at a time of intense political conflict following the Soweto uprising. Police alleged that he had been involved in drug trafficking.
Was burnt to death when her parents’ house was petrol bombed in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 9 November 1977, in the aftermath of the Soweto Uprising. The attack was allegedly carried out by school students, who considered Grace’s father to be a traitor because he was an Afrikaans teacher.
An ANC activist who was shot dead by a named member of the SAP in August 1976 in Alexandra, Johannesburg, during a stayaway in the aftermath of the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and injured in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 29 October 1976, during the Soweto uprising.
Was severely burnt and injured when his parents’ house was petrol-bombed in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 9 November 1977, in the aftermath of the Soweto Uprising. His face and hands were left severely deformed. The attack was allegedly carried out by school students, who considered William’s father to ...
Was shot by members of the SAP in Port Alfred, Cape, on 16 June 1993 while he was passing a toyi-toying group marching to a rally to commemorate the Soweto uprising.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP on 22 June 1976 in Wattville, Benoni, Transvaal, in the aftermath of the Soweto uprising.
Was arrested in 1976 in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, after the Soweto uprising had spread to the Cape. He was convicted in 1977 of arson and sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment in 1976 in Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town, where he was held in degrading conditions.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in September 1976 in Manenberg, Cape Town, during the Soweto uprising.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP on 8 September 1976 in Steenberg, Cape Town, during the Soweto uprising.
A PAC supporter who was shot and injured by members of the SADF on 17 June 1977 at KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, during violent political unrest following a march the previous day to commemorate the Soweto uprising.
Penya disappeared on 17 June 1976 from Johannesburg, the day after the start of the Soweto uprising.
An ANC supporter who was arrested and severely beaten by police in George, Cape, on 13 September 1976, during a period of unrest after the Soweto uprising had spread to the South Cape. He was charged with public violence and later acquitted.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in early September 1976 at the Grand Parade, Cape Town, during the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP on 10 September 1976 in Mossel Bay, Cape, after the Soweto uprising had spread to the South Cape. She lost the sight of one eye in the shooting.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP on 16 June 1976, during the Soweto uprising. During the protest five hundred and seventy five people were killed and two thousand three hundred and eighty people were injured in clashes between protesters and members of the SAP and the Riot Unit. Most of the ...
Was shot dead by a named member of the Riot Squad in Paarl, Cape, on 9 September 1976. Ms Viljoen was travelling in a taxi through an unrest area during the 1976 student uprisings when she was shot. Three women were shot dead in Paarl that day. See Soweto uprising.
A shop owner who was shot in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 29 October 1976, while witnessing an attack on a white man during the Soweto uprising. The following day he was seriously injured when attacked, stabbed and stoned by a crowd who suspected him of giving information to the police. His possessions ...
He died when the car he was travelling in overturned in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 18 June 1976 during the Soweto uprising. It is alleged that the accident happened because the driver was shot dead by police.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 12 October 1976, while watching a burning garage during the Soweto uprising.
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