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Ciskei Defence Force

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Ciskei Defence Force

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Ciskei forces carry out the Bisho Massacre

📅 7 September 1992

Troops opened fire on an ANC-led march demanding free political activity, killing twenty-eight people and injuring many more.

Ciskei troops fire on the Bisho march for political freedom

📅 7 September 1992

Ciskei forces fired on a mass march challenging Oupa Gqozo's regime and demanding free political activity. The killings demonstrated the danger posed by apartheid's homeland institutions during the...