revolt in the townships

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Cards (15)

  • united democratic front
    • 1983
    • against Koornhof bills- tricameral parliament
    • removal job reservations
    • want resistance and representation
    • constitution offered no improvement e.g. black local authorities act- urban councilors- no change
  • politics of refusal- boycott campaign 1983 and 1984
    freedom charter, revival ANC
    calls mandela release
  • UDF rally 1983- 10,000
  • support COSATU strikes
  • 15,000 demonstartion- botha vistited thatcher 1984
  • 1/5 schools boycotted
  • million signature campaign only had 400,000
  • 1983- COSAS align UDF- GRASSROOTS
  • Vaal triangle- led by children e.g. stompie- youngest to be detained under state emergency
  • ANC bomb outside SA airforce- milled 19
  • necklacing rural rebellion transvaal
  • soweto- 25 doemstic murders per week
  • tambo text support violence- influence guerilla warfare
  • 12 councillors killed Vaal triangle
  • suppression
    • AWB 1973
    • creation 3rd force
    • state emergency 1985- 575 killed first month
    • 25,000 UDF detained
    • internal security act 1982- ban without reason
    • botha total strategy 1977
    • police force 50,000
    • failure rubicon speech