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Soweto uprising

series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa
Event Rebellion Q153081
Soweto uprising
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Facts

5 properties
Instance of
rebellion, massacre[3]
Country
South Africa[2]
Location
Soweto[4]
Number of deaths
+176[6]
Point in time
June 16, 1976[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Youth Uprising of 16 June 1976 en Soweto uprising en The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising en Youth Revolution of 16 June 1976 ar اضطرابات سويتو de Aufstand in Soweto de Soweto-Aufstand el Εξέγερση στο Σοβέτο es Disturbios de Soweto fa قیام سووتو fi Soweton mellakat fr émeutes de Soweto fr massacre de Soweto he המהומות בסווטו hu sowetói felkelés id Pemberontakan Soweto it Scontri di Soweto ja ソウェト蜂起 ko 소웨토 봉기 ko 소웨토 항쟁
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh89004692
ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID
29493880X
BBC Things ID
8e84c508-eece-4975-81d7-797e0e5b22e2
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Soweto-Rebellion
Freebase ID
/m/07s6rd
Harper's tag
soweto-uprising-1976
J9U entity ID
987007529906905171
Yale LUX ID
activity/bca37f09-6dbb-43e1-9ee7-336a7d3d614c

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
rebellion, massacre
Country 1
South Africa
Location 1
Soweto
Named after 1
June 16 Movement
← Commemorates 1
Hector Pieterson Museum
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Summary

Soweto uprising is a rebellion[1].

Body

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Soweto uprising include June 16 Movement[7], a political party[8], in Namibia[9].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include June 16 Movement[7], a political party[8], in Namibia[9].

Related Entities

South Africa Soweto

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . sahistory.org.za. sahistory.org.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → soweto-uprising-1976
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: soweto-uprising-1976, Matched to soweto uprising 1976 (#289960511) in…"
  2. 21w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Mbuyisa Makhubu carries Hector Pieterson at Soweto Uprising.
    "Changed [en-gb] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #36591"
  3. 21w ago · -jem- · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → The Hector Pieterson Memorial (4611836835).jpg
    "Created claim: Plaque image: The Hector Pieterson Memorial (4611836835).jpg"
  4. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Soweto
    Instance of → rebellion, massacre
    Country → South Africa
    Point in time → June 16, 1976
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007529906905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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