Sharpeville massacre - Wikipedia
The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, when police opened fire on a crowd of people who had assembled outside the police station in the township of Sharpeville in the then Transvaal Province of the then Union of South Africa (today part …
Sharpeville massacre | Summary, Significance, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月24日 · Sharpeville massacre, incident in the Black township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, South Africa, on March 21 1960, in which police fired on a crowd of Black people, killing or wounding some 250 of them. It was one of the first and most violent demonstrations against apartheid in South Africa.
Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960 - South African History …
When the news of the Sharpeville Massacre reached Cape Town a group of between 1000 to 5000 protestors gathered at the Langa Flats bus terminus around 17h00 on 21 March 1960. This was in direct defiance of the government's country-wide ban on public meetings and gatherings of more than ten persons.
Massacre in Sharpeville | March 21, 1960 - HISTORY
2010年7月21日 · 1960. Massacre in Sharpeville. In the Black township of Sharpeville, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Afrikaner police open fire on a group of unarmed Black South African demonstrators,...
Sharpeville Massacre - Blackpast
2009年2月22日 · The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on March 21, 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, South Africa. The incident resulted in the largest number of South African deaths (up to that point) in a protest against apartheid. It also came to symbolize that struggle.
The Sharpeville Massacre - CMHR
On March 21, 1960, police officers in a Black township in South Africa opened fire on a group of people peacefully protesting oppressive laws. Sixty‐nine protestors were killed. The anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre is remembered around the world on March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
March 21, 1960 | South African Police Kill 69 Black Protesters in ...
On March 21, 1960, South African police officers opened fire on a crowd of black protesters who had surrounded a police station in Sharpeville, killing 69.
How the 1960 Sharpeville massacre sparked the birth of …
2020年3月20日 · It’s been 60 years since the Sharpeville massacre, when 69 unarmed civilians were killed by armed South African police on March 21 1960. The significance of the date is reflected in the...
Sharpeville: new research on 1960 South African massacre shows …
2023年11月28日 · On 21 March 1960 at 1.40 in the afternoon, apartheid South Africa’s police opened fire on a peaceful crowd of about 4,000 residents of Sharpeville, who were protesting against carrying...
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
2016年3月20日 · Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960. The day of the Massacre, mourning the dead and getting over the shock of the event © Baileys African History Archive (BAHA) Tom Petrus, author of 'My Life Struggle', Ravan Press... "The aeroplanes were flying high and low. The people were throwing their hats to the aeroplanes.