The Sharpeville massacre took place on the 21st March 1960.
The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on March 21, 1960, in Sharpeville, South Africa, when police opened fire on a crowd of peaceful protesters demonstrating against the apartheid pass laws. The event resulted in the deaths of 69 individuals and wounded over 180 others. This brutal act garnered international condemnation and highlighted the oppressive nature of apartheid, leading to increased resistance against the regime and fostering global awareness of South Africa's racial injustices. The massacre is commemorated annually as Human Rights Day in South Africa.
The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on March 21, 1960, in Sharpeville, South Africa. It was a significant event during the anti-apartheid struggle, where police opened fire on a peaceful protest against pass laws, resulting in the deaths of 69 people and injuries to many others. This tragic event drew international attention and condemnation, highlighting the brutality of the apartheid regime.
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The Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 was motivated by widespread opposition to apartheid laws in South Africa, particularly the pass laws that required non-white individuals to carry passbooks at all times. On March 21, a peaceful protest organized by the Pan Africanist Congress aimed to challenge these laws by encouraging people to surrender their passbooks. The protest turned deadly when police opened fire on the crowd, killing 69 people and injuring hundreds, illustrating the brutal repression of anti-apartheid activism and intensifying both domestic and international condemnation of apartheid policies.
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The Sharpeville massacre took place on the 21st March 1960.
Ambrose Reeves has written: 'Shooting at Sharpeville' -- subject(s): Massacre, 1960 'South Africa' 'South Africa - Yesterday and Tomorrow'
The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on March 21, 1960, in Sharpeville, South Africa, when police opened fire on a crowd of peaceful protesters demonstrating against the apartheid pass laws. The event resulted in the deaths of 69 individuals and wounded over 180 others. This brutal act garnered international condemnation and highlighted the oppressive nature of apartheid, leading to increased resistance against the regime and fostering global awareness of South Africa's racial injustices. The massacre is commemorated annually as Human Rights Day in South Africa.
Philip Frankel has written: 'An ordinary atrocity' -- subject(s): Sharpeville Massacre, Sharpeville, South Africa, 1960
It was a peaceful protest against the apartheid in South Africa, but the government came and open fired on it killing 69 people. It was very similar to the Tienanmen Square Massacre in China. It happened March 21, 1960
The Sharpeville Massacre, also known as the Sharpeville shootings, occurred on 21 March 1960, when South African police opened fire on a crowd of black protesters, killing 69 people. The confrontation occurred in the township of Sharpeville, in what is now Gauteng province.
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Sharpeville massacre happened in 1960.
Olivia Lichtenstein was born in 1960, in South Africa.
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