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Bookmark or Share- 'My activism started then': the Soweto uprising rememberedF or many South Africans looking back on the events of 16 June 1976, when police brutally attacked thousands of protesting school children, the day marked the beginning of the end of the apartheid...
- Soweto Uprising | Summary, Reason, Causes, & ApartheidThe Soweto Uprising was a student-led protest that began on June 16, 1976, in Soweto, South Africa, against the government’s plans to impose the Afrikaans language as a medium of instruction in schools for Black students.
- Soweto uprising - WikipediaThe Soweto uprising (or Soweto riots) was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.
- The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising - South African History OnlineJune 16 marks the commemoration of National Youth Day in South Africa. This is the day the country reflects on the massacre of school children during the Soweto Uprising of 1976. The response of the organisations in exile can be understood in the context of the events that took place on the day.
- June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-198616 June, The Soweto uprising takes place on the day that the Internal Security Amendment Act comes into operation. It is hard to get a clear picture of exactly what happened on the day. It is exam time for senior pupils, and the exams must be written in Afrikaans. A march starts and pupils from many schools along the way join in. Teargas is fired.
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