SA theme 2 1960-68:
Resistance to apartheid and gov reaction 1960-61
Sharpeville 21 march 1960-69 shot and killed -70% of dead shot in the back,20k protestors
State of emergencey-30th march 1960-10k arrested
Unlawful organisations act 1960-ANC/PAC banned
British anti-aparthied movement (AAM) formed in 1960
General laws amendment act 1961-63-Nintey day act,Sobukwe clause
Move to armed struggle: “make south africa ungovernable”
Poqo-1961-PAC
targeted whites and black govenment collaberators
Paarl 1962- 2 whites killed by large crowd
Transkei 1963- white family killed
MK-1961-ANC
200 attacks 61-64
African ressitance movement (ARM)- 1961
Rebupblic creation-
Macmilliam wind of change speech-frosty reception
Oct 1960-referendum on becoming republic -52% support
march 1961-became republic,as well as leaving common wealth
1962-UN resoluation to ban imports and exports
Vorster:1961-66-assinated
security police,spies informers
invested in secret police
By 1970 its a police state
Bantu laws ammendment act 1964-removal of black south africans from white areas
Rhoedesia-Ian smith PM,neighboured sa
Rivionia trial 1963:
Mandela already in jail
Police riaded lilliesleaf farm-found incriminating evidance,
accused of violent revolution
mandela 4 hr speech
life inprisonment for all found guilty
US,UK and USSR all called for clemency