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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 and injured by members of the SAP on 16 June 1976 during the Soweto uprising and is now permanently disabled.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Alexandra, Johannesburg, while on an errand for his mother on 18 June 1976. The Soweto uprising spread to Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 17 June 1976. Twenty people were killed and twenty five were wounded by the police.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP on 16 June 1976 during the Soweto uprising.
An ANC supporter who was abducted by police in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on June 16 1978, the anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising. Mr Makola was blindfolded, taken to an unknown destination and severely beaten and stabbed in the stomach. He is blind as a result.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Cape Town in 1976, during a march by students of Langa High School to protest against the shooting of the students in the 1976 Soweto uprising.
Was detained, beaten with batons and kicked on the head by members of the SAP in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 18 June 1976 when the Soweto uprising spread to neighbouring areas.
Was banned in 1976, allegedly because of his family`s opposition to apartheid. His wife, son and son-in-law were detained without trial for five months in the same year, following the Soweto uprising.
KaNgwane, on 15 June 1986. He was with others at a local sportsground, rehearsing freedom songs in preparation for the tenth anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising, when the Riot Squad arrived to disperse the crowd, and killed him. Police claimed that they had opened fire because 500 youths were ...
Was slapped in the face, beaten with batons and kicked in the groin by members of the SAP in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 18 June 1976 in the wake of the Soweto uprising which spread rapidly around the country.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Langa, Cape Town, on 11 August 1976, after the Soweto uprising erupted in Cape Town. Over 20 people were shot dead that day.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP at KwaGuga, near Witbank, Transvaal, on 20 July 1976 in the wake of the Soweto uprising.
Was shot and injured by a named member of the SAP in Port Elizabeth, on 18 June 1976 in the aftermath of the Soweto uprising. Ms Mdayi was subsequently detained and tortured.
... by a named member of the Security Police who wanted the names of other activists responsible for a stayaway organised for the commemoration of the Soweto student ...
Was detained and tortured by members of the SAP in June 1976 in the wake of the Soweto uprising and held for 18 months in Pretoria.
Was thrown from the first floor of Ngoye University by members of the SAP in Empangeni, Natal, on 18 June 1976 when the Soweto uprising spread throughout the country. The police allegedly evacuated the campus by force and Mr Mathe fell and injured his head. He still receives medication for mental ...
Was shot and killed by members of the SAP in Tembisa, Transvaal, in June 1976 in the wake of the Soweto uprising.
A journalist who was arrested in Lenasia, Johannesburg, on 29 May 1978, and detained at the Fort prison for five months. Her detention followed the banning of several newspapers and journalists in the wake of the Soweto uprising.
Was beaten in detention by members of the SAP at Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, in 1976, during protests related to the Soweto uprising. She lost her home in KTC, Cape Town, in June 1986 when it was burnt down by Witdoeke vigilantes, acting with the support and sanction of the security forces. Several ...
Was shot dead by members of the SADF at a night vigil on 15 June 1986 at Likazi section in Nelspruit, Tvl, on the eve of a commemoration of the Soweto uprising.
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