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The beginning of the end of aparteid
Soweto came to the world's attention on 16 June 1976 with the Soweto Uprising
when mass protests erupted over the government's policy to enforce education taught in Afrikaan.
Police opened fire in Orlando West on 10,000 students marching from Naledi High School to Orlando Stadium
The rioting continued and 23 people died on the first day in Soweto, 21 of whom were black
Outside Johannedburg, South Africa