Sharpeville massacre
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The Sharpeville massacre was a 1960 incident in South Africa in which police opened fire on a peaceful anti–pass laws protest, killing 69 people and marking a turning point in the struggle against apartheid.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sharpeville massacre canonical | 8 |
| Sharpeville | 2 |
| Sharpeville anti-pass campaign of 1960 | 1 |
| Sharpeville massacre of 1960 | 1 |
| Sharpeville massacre of 21 March 1960 | 1 |
| Sharpeville, South Africa | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre ⓘ political repression incident ⓘ |
| aftermath |
increased international isolation of South Africa
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shift from nonviolent to armed resistance by some groups GENERATED ⓘ |
| cause |
enforcement of apartheid pass laws
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protest against pass laws GENERATED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | South African Human Rights Day GENERATED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination GENERATED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOnDate | March 21 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| date | 1960-03-21 GENERATED ⓘ |
| deathToll | 69 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasContext | South African apartheid regime GENERATED ⓘ |
| HumanRightsDayDate | March 21 ⓘ |
| injuryToll | over 180 ⓘ |
| issue | pass laws in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ |
| legalContext | pass laws requiring black South Africans to carry passbooks GENERATED ⓘ |
| location |
Gauteng
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Sharpeville GENERATED ⓘ Transvaal GENERATED ⓘ Vereeniging GENERATED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | global news attention GENERATED ⓘ |
| memorial | Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct GENERATED ⓘ |
| method | police opened fire on demonstrators GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleInjured | 180 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilled | 69 GENERATED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | African National Congress GENERATED ⓘ |
| organizer | Pan Africanist Congress GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | struggle against apartheid GENERATED ⓘ |
| perpetrator | South African Police GENERATED ⓘ |
| protestType | peaceful protest ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | symbol of apartheid brutality GENERATED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | United Nations GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pan Africanist Congress
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apartheid GENERATED ⓘ pass laws GENERATED ⓘ |
| result |
United Nations criticism of South Africa
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banning of anti-apartheid organizations GENERATED ⓘ increased support for armed struggle GENERATED ⓘ international condemnation of apartheid GENERATED ⓘ radicalization of anti-apartheid movements GENERATED ⓘ state of emergency in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ |
| significance | turning point in the struggle against apartheid GENERATED ⓘ |
| target | anti–pass laws protesters GENERATED ⓘ |
| victimDescription | unarmed black South African protesters GENERATED ⓘ |
| year | 1960 GENERATED ⓘ |
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Sharpeville massacre of 21 March 1960
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Sharpeville massacre of 1960
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Sharpeville
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Sharpeville
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Human Rights Day (South Africa)
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Sharpeville anti-pass campaign of 1960
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Sharpeville massacre
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Sharpeville massacre
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Sharpeville, South Africa