Soweto Uprising
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| Deaths | 176 (with some estimates ranging up to 700) |
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| Victims | Students |
| Start date | 1976-06-16 00:00:00 |
| Location2 | Soweto |
| Death | Minimum of 176 with some estimates ranging up to 700 |
| Injur | 4,000 |
| Victim | Students |
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| ID | 1195283 |
About Soweto Uprising
The Soweto uprising was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.
Charlize Theron condemned for saying Afrikaans is dying language
... The imposition of the language in schools was the main reason behind the 1976 Soweto Uprising against the apartheid regime, in which at least 170 people were killed, mostly schoolchildren...
Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language
... The policemen who shot, maimed and killed black children in the Soweto Uprisings in 1976 were following orders that were issued in Afrikaans...
Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline drops controversial South African quiz
... The imposition of Afrikaans in schools was the main reason behind the 1976 Soweto Uprising against the apartheid regime, in which at least 170 people were killed, mostly schoolchildren...
Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline stands by South African language quiz
... The imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools was the main reason behind the 1976 Soweto Uprising against the apartheid regime, in which at least 170 people were killed, mostly schoolchildren...
Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz
... The 16 June 1976 Soweto Uprising is one of a number of violent protests in which thousands of black children from South African township schools took to the streets to protest against the introduction of Afrikaans as a language of instruction...
Soweto uprising Photos
