On September 2, 1989, four days before South Africa's racially segregated parliament held its elections, Burg Street in Cape Town rained purple. A police water cannon with purple dye was turned on thousands of Mass Democratic Movement supporters who poured into the city in an attempt to march on South Africa's Parliament.
Frederick Willem (F.W. ) DeKlerk
According to an article published by Fox News today, it was caused by a Solar storm. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,478024,00.html
The ABC Prime time show that was interrupted on October 17, 1989 was the broadcast of the World Series baseball game. The Loma Prieta earthquake caused the interruption.
Mapantsula - 1987 was released on: South Africa: 16 August 1987 (Johannesburg Weekly Mail Film Festival) France: 21 May 1988 (Cannes Film Festival) Australia: 20 October 1988 Canada: 10 September 1989 (Toronto International Film Festival) Sweden: 22 September 1989 USA: 3 December 1989 (limited) Netherlands: 27 April 1990 Japan: 7 July 1990 South Africa: 6 November 1992 Estonia: 2 November 1999 (South African Film Week)
The death penalty is unconstitutional, as decided by the Constitutional Court in the case of S v Makwanyane and AnotherSee related link
Protest Songs was created in 1989-06.
Purple Toupee was created in 1989.
Purple Medley was created in 1989.
Students
students
Tiananmen Square
to protest the crackdown in Tianamen Square
Rise Again - The Purple Helmets album - was created in 1989.
it was led mainly by students and intellectuals
to protest the crackdown in Tianamen Square
Tienanmen Square, in 1989
Tienanmen Square, in 1989