1976, Feb. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History

The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001.


1976, Feb

South Africa withdrew from Angola to Namibia as a result of opposition by the U.S. Congress to further military activity in Angola.	1

June 16

Beginning of Soweto uprising. Initiated by African high school students' objections to the use of the Afrikaans language as a medium of instruction, the movement spread in a wave of discontent and violent repression throughout the country, resulting in 700 deaths and the flight of thousands of youths across borders and into the military camps of liberation movements.	2


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