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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. | |
[[Category:Africa]] | [[Category:Africa]] | ||
[[Category:South Africa]] | [[Category:South Africa]] | ||
[[Category:Apartheid]] | [[Category:Apartheid]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:43, July 18, 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.