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| − | + | The '''Sharpeville Massacre''' occurred on March 21, 1960, when [[South Africa]]n police fired on a group of black anti-[[apartheid]] protesters, killing 69 people and wounding 180. The massacre occurred in the township of Sharpeville in what is now the Gauteng province, hence the name. | |
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Revision as of 23:07, June 19, 2017
The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on March 21, 1960, when South African police fired on a group of black anti-apartheid protesters, killing 69 people and wounding 180. The massacre occurred in the township of Sharpeville in what is now the Gauteng province, hence the name.