The Soweto Uprising/Die Soweto Opstand

The Soweto Uprising was a pivotal moment in South African history, occurring on June 16, 1976, when thousands of black students protested against the government’s policy of enforcing education in Afrikaans, the language of the apartheid regime. The protest turned violent as police opened fire on the unarmed demonstrators, sparking widespread unrest and resistance against apartheid oppression. The Soweto Uprising symbolized the determination of South Africans to fight for freedom and equality, and it played a significant role in mobilizing international opposition to apartheid.

Die Soweto-opstand, op 16 Junie 1976, was 'n massiewe protesaksie in Soweto, Suid-Afrika, teen die verpligte onderrig van Afrikaans in skole onder die apartheidstelsel. Dit het uitgebreek toe polisie geweld teen ongewapende skoliere gebruik het, wat wêreldwyd veroordeling en 'n uitbarsting van weerstand teen apartheid veroorsaak het. Dit was 'n keerpunt in die stryd teen apartheid en simboliseer die vasberadenheid van Suid-Afrikaners om teen onreg en rasseskeiding op te staan.