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Sam Nzima (8 August 1934 in Lillydale, Bushbuckridge Local Municipality – 12 May 2018 in Nelspruit) [1] was a South African photographer who took what became the widely-circulated and influential image of Hector Pieterson for the Soweto uprising, but struggled for years to get the copyright.
An extensive mashup with info on the events on 16 June 1976; Youth and the National Liberation Struggle 1894–1994, South African History Online; The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising, South African History Online; The June 16 Soweto students' uprising – as it happened, South Africa Gateway; Helena Pohlandt-McCormick. "I Saw a Nightmare…"
In Soweto, South Africa, on June 16, 1976, about ten thousand black school children marched in a column more than half a mile long, protesting the poor quality of their education and demanding their right to be taught in their own language. Hundreds of young students were shot, the most famous of which being Hector Pieterson. Sadly, more than a ...
Zolile Hector Pieterson (19 August 1963 – 16 June 1976) was a South African schoolboy who was shot and killed at the age of 12 during the Soweto uprising in 1976, when the police opened fire on black students protesting the enforcement of teaching in Afrikaans, mostly spoken by the white and coloured population in South Africa, as the medium of instruction for all school subjects.
Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".
D-Day on June 6, 1944, marked the largest amphibious assault in history, ... D-Day June 6, 1944: See historical photos of Normandy invasion. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
In June 1957, UCT students and staff marched through the streets of Cape Town in protest against the Separate University Education Bill. The bill was repealed, only to be replaced by the Extension of University Education Act of 1959 , which made it a criminal offence for a black student to register at a formerly open university (open to all ...
The rebellion originated in an attempt by republicans to reverse the establishment in 1830 of the July Monarchy of Louis Philippe, shortly after the death of the King's powerful supporter and President of the Council, Casimir Pierre Périer, on 16 May 1832. On 1 June 1832, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, a popular former Army commander who became a ...