1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings

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anti-apartheid demonstration historical event protest march

The 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings was a landmark anti-apartheid protest in Pretoria where thousands of South African women of all races demonstrated against pass laws and racial segregation.

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1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings in Pretoria	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-apartheid demonstration ⓘ historical event ⓘ protest march ⓘ
action	delivered petitions to the South African prime minister’s office ⓘ marched in silence to the Union Buildings ⓘ sang protest songs against pass laws ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1956 Women’s March NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s March on the Union Buildings NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s March to Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
city	Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy	National Women’s Day in South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorationDate	August 9 ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
date	1956-08-09 ⓘ
estimatedParticipants	approximately 20,000 women ⓘ
hasTheme	gender equality ⓘ human rights ⓘ racial justice ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the largest demonstrations staged by women in South African history ⓘ
legacy	inspired later women’s and civil rights movements in South Africa ⓘ symbol of women’s resistance to apartheid ⓘ
location	Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCause	opposition to apartheid pass laws for women ⓘ opposition to racial segregation ⓘ resistance to extension of pass laws to Black women ⓘ
movementType	mass mobilization ⓘ non-violent protest ⓘ
notableLeader	Helen Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Lilian Ngoyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rahima Moosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia Williams-De Bruyn NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedGovernment	apartheid government of South Africa ⓘ
opposedLeader	Prime Minister J. G. Strijdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizedBy	African National Congress Women’s League NERFINISHED ⓘ Federation of South African Women NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-apartheid women’s organizations ⓘ
participantsDemographics	Black African women ⓘ Coloured women ⓘ Indian women ⓘ white women ⓘ
partOf	anti-apartheid movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
petitionRecipient	Office of the Prime Minister of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	turning point in the role of women in the anti-apartheid struggle ⓘ
slogan	Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo NERFINISHED ⓘ
sloganTranslation	You strike a woman, you strike a rock ⓘ
targetedPolicy	Population Registration Act-related controls ⓘ pass laws ⓘ
year	1956 ⓘ

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Public holidays in South Africa → commemorates → 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings ⓘ

subject surface form: National Women’s Day (South Africa)

Albertina Sisulu → notableEvent → 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings in Pretoria