Dulcie September is assassinated outside the ANC...

Te reo Māori gains official-language status

1 August 1987

The Māori Language Act came into force, recognizing te reo Māori as an official language, providing a right to use it in specified legal proceedings and establishing a language commission. Māori...

Black mineworkers begin the Great Mines Strike

9 August 1987

The National Union of Mineworkers began a strike on the night of 9 August over wages and working conditions. Hundreds of thousands participated during the dispute. The miners confronted a central...

Govan Mbeki is released after more than two decades in prison

5 November 1987

Rivonia trialist Govan Mbeki was released from Robben Island. His imprisonment had removed a senior liberation organizer from public political life. The release was an important milestone in the...

First Nations marchers challenge the bicentenary of colonization

26 January 1988

Aboriginal people and supporters gathered in Sydney to protest amid celebrations of the First Fleet's bicentenary. Radio Redfern helped connect participants and circulate Indigenous voices. The...

The UDF protests restrictions on anti-apartheid organizations

24 February 1988

The United Democratic Front issued a statement protesting the banning and restriction of open political organizations. Suppression attacked the networks through which communities organized against...

👉 Dulcie September is assassinated outside the ANC office in Paris Current

29 March 1988

Dulcie September, the ANC representative in France, Luxembourg and Switzerland, was shot dead in Paris. Her work built international opposition to apartheid. Her assassination illustrates the...

Japanese Canadians rally for redress on Parliament Hill

14 April 1988

Campaigners held a rally in Ottawa demanding redress for wartime dispossession, displacement and internment. Community testimony and organization made state responsibility a public issue. The rally...

The Wembley concert amplifies the campaign to free Mandela

11 June 1988

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert took place at Wembley Stadium and reached international television audiences. The Anti-Apartheid Movement used the event to recruit supporters and...

The government announces the return of Bastion Point land

1 July 1988

The government accepted the Waitangi Tribunal's recommendation to return Takaparawhā, or Bastion Point, land to Ngāti Whātua. The announcement followed a long struggle that included the 1977–1978...

Japanese American redress campaigning wins the Civil Liberties Act

10 August 1988

President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act after sustained Japanese American advocacy. It provided an apology and authorized payments to eligible surviving victims of wartime...

Japanese Canadians secure an apology and redress agreement

22 September 1988

The federal government announced a settlement negotiated with the National Association of Japanese Canadians. It acknowledged wartime injustices and included individual compensation and resources...

Dulcie September is assassinated outside the ANC office in Paris

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Dulcie September was assassinated while serving as an ANC representative in Australia.