EVENT INFORMATION

7
September
1992

The Bisho massacre exposes the risks of mass action under apartheid rule

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Biografie ๐Ÿ“… 7 September 1992 ๐Ÿ“ Zuid-Afrika

Ciskei security forces fired on an ANC-led march seeking to end the homeland government, killing demonstrators and injuring many others. Mandela was not at the scene, but the killings shaped negotiations and the ANCโ€™s strategy. The massacre showed the danger faced by people mobilising against apartheidโ€™s bantustan system and the fragmented authority imposed on Black South Africans.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Nelson Mandela

Organisaties in dit Evenement

African National Congress

Ciskei Defence Force

Ciskei government

residents of Bisho