CULTURETECHLENSSoweto
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Combined Graph record U-01406 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0081. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Soweto (short for South-Western Townships) is a township area south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, laid out under apartheid to house Black people; the Soweto uprising began there on 16 June 1976 when school pupils protested the use of Afrikaans as the language of instruction, and its Vilakazi Street was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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Soweto (short for South-Western Townships) is a township area south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, laid out under apartheid to house Black people; the Soweto uprising began there on 16 June 1976 when school pupils protested the use of Afrikaans as the language of instruction, and its Vilakazi Street was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
The record
- Also known as: South Western Townships
Referenced by
- Hector Pieterson Museum — located in → this record
- Soweto Gospel Choir — located in → this record
Sources
- https://www.southafrica.net/au/en/travel/article/tour-soweto-in-gauteng-experience-vibrant-township-life-and-the-spirit-not-even-apartheid-could-crush-in-the-south-of-johannesburg (verification source · master store)
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Soweto (short for South-Western Townships) is a township area south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, laid out under apartheid to house Black people; the Soweto uprising began there on 16 June 1976 when school pupils protested the use of Afrikaans as the language of instruction, and its Vilakazi Street was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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