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ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… International responses The Sharpeville massacre was reported worldwide, and received with horror … mass funerals were held for the victims. On 24 March 1960…
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… General of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli , announced that 1960 was going to be the "Year of the Pass." Through a series … On the morning of 21 March, PAC…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… The day of the Massacre, mourning the dead and getting over the shock of the … Tyler, assistant editor, Drum magazine... "We went into Sharpeville the back…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… Day. Read about the history of pass laws Planning the 1960 anti-pass campaigns: ANC and PAC At the annual … Sophiatown were potentially hotbeds of dissent…
Sharpeville Massacre Gallery
… Sharpeville Massacre Gallery …
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… they were planning an anti-pass campaign on the 31 March 1960, the PAC decided to spearhead their efforts by planning … campaign was finalised on 18 March,…
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… the country was rocked by the events of 21 March in Sharpeville where people had gathered to show the police that … of emergency, hundreds of arrests were…
ArticleList of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa)
… Sharpeville Funeral, 13 April, 1960. Source: Peter Magubane / The Drum Archive / african.pictures Casualties in Sharpeville Bakela, Wiggi Beshe, James Bessie…
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… (ANC) conference, Chief Albert Luthuli declared that 1960 would be the "Year of the Pass", with a nation-wide … station. This was done in an attempt to…
ArticleSharpeville
… On 19 March 1960, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) called on Black South … nearly 5,000 residents gathered at the police station in Sharpeville, a township…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… country was in mourning for those killed in the Boipatong Massacre of 17 June 1992, the Bisho Massacre added to the bleak political situation in South Africa…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… the African National Congress (ANC). In response to the massacre the ANC withdrew from the negotiations, blaming the NP government for the attack. The…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… of both the ANC and the PAC in the aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, both parties were … an impact that spun into the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… in the banning of the ANC and the PAC following the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, the parties were forced … ’ document as a way of giving…
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… mine workers gather on hill on 16 August 2012, before massacre occurs. On 14 August Lonmin officially halted … Commission of Inquiry was set up to…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… 1960 21 March , In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and peaceful … and wounding 186 in what…
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
… 1959-1960: Formation, Sharpeville and Banning For many years there was tension … campaign was finalised on 18 March, and set for 21 March 1960. The weekend…
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
… as well as on the exact number of victims of the massacre. Therefore all of the numbers in this piece are … A History of the Bulhoek Massacre …
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… Introduction Sharpeville shortly after the shootings © Museum Africa. The … against apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre , in 1960, signalled…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… Africa's struggle against apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre , in 1960, signalled the beginning of a far more brutal and … 1960-1966: The…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969 1960 March 16, The Boycott Movement, in London, … laws from Monday, the 21st March. March 21, The bloodiest massacre in the…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… and four percent in Johannesburg following news of the massacre. 17 August, National Police Commissioner General … the SADC summit in Mozambique to visit the…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… of the PAC, growing frustration among black people, the Sharpeville incident and the banning of the ANC and the PAC. … the PAC, the ANC organised a protest…
ArticleThe Langa March, 30 March 1960
… On 30 March 1960, Philip Kgosana led a Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) … banned under the Unlawful Organisations Act of 8 April 1960. Both organisations were…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… Timeline of the Bulhoek Massacre …
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… - the nature of internal resistance to Apartheid before 1960 Internal resistance against apartheid began in the … congress The Freedom Charter The women…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… government faced unprecedented internal revolt – both in 1960 and in the 1980s – an Emergency was declared. This … and forced removals under the Group Areas…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… 1960 1 January, Minister of Bantu Education assumes control … 20 March, Rioting and arson in Pondoland. 21 March, At Sharpeville the police open fire on the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in … lack of the most elementary rights. Are we to celebrate…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… the new constitution was promulgated by the Government; Sharpeville embarked on a local rent boycott. The rent … of the Vaal which included the townships of…