CULTURETECHLENSSharpeville massacre 1960
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Combined Graph record U-01419 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-E-0049. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, in which 69 peaceful demonstrators against apartheid were killed by South African police forces; 21 March is commemorated by the UN as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The stored figure of 69 is carried by this tier-1 source and is therefore stated.
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The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, in which 69 peaceful demonstrators against apartheid were killed by South African police forces; 21 March is commemorated by the UN as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The stored figure of 69 is carried by this tier-1 source and is therefore stated.
Sources
- United Nations press release SG/SM/8633 (unis.unvienna.org), Secretary-General message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 17 March 2003 — tier 1 UN record, fetched in full (verification source · master store)
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The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, in which 69 peaceful demonstrators against apartheid were killed by South African police forces; 21 March is commemorated by the UN as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The stored figure of 69 is carried by this tier-1 source and is therefore stated.
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