List of massacres in South Africa - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following is a list of massacre

Massacre

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s that have occurred in South Africa

South Africa

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(numbers may be approximate):

Name	Date	Location	Deaths
Bisho massacre Bisho massacre The Bisho massacre occurred on 7 September 1992 in Bisho, in the nominally independent homeland of Ciskei in South Africa. Twenty-eight African National Congress supporters and one soldier were shot dead by the Ciskei Defence Force during a protest march when they attempted to enter Bisho to...	September 7, 1992	Bisho, Ciskei	29
Boipatong massacre Boipatong massacre The Boipatong massacre took place on 17 June 1992 in Boipatong, South Africa when Inkatha Freedom Party members killed 46 people. On the night of 17 June 1992, a heavily-armed force of Inkatha members secretly raided the Vaal township of Boipatong and killed 46 people...	June 17, 1992	Boipatong Boipatong Boipatong is a township near Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1955 to house black residents who worked in Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging.Boipatong means "the place of hiding" in the South Sotho language...	45
Leliefontein massacre Leliefontein massacre The Leliefontein massacre occurred at the Leliefontein mission station in the Northern Cape, South Africa on 31 January 1902. Boer leader Manie Maritz executed 35 indigenous inhabitants of the settlement as punishment for attacking his party when he went to interview the European missionaries in...	January 31, 1902	Northern Cape Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of an international park shared with Botswana... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...	35
Saint James Church massacre	July 25, 1993	Kenilworth, Cape Town Kenilworth, Cape Town - Geography :Kenilworth is bordered by Wynberg to the south and Claremont to the north. Kenilworth railway station is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town...	11
Sharpeville massacre Sharpeville massacre The Sharpeville Massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, at the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in the Transvaal . After a day of demonstrations, at which a crowd of black protesters far outnumbered the police, the South African police opened fire on the crowd, killing 69...	March 21, 1960	Sharpeville	69
Shell House massacre Shell House massacre On March 28, 1994, about 20 000 Inkatha Freedom Party supporters marched to Shell House, the headquarters of the African National Congress , in central Johannesburg, South Africa, in protest against the 1994 elections, which at that stage the IFP was intending to boycott.ANC security guards opened...	March 28, 1994	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...	19
Weenen massacre Weenen massacre The Weenen Massacre was the massacre of Voortrekkers by the Zulu on 17 February 1838. After the murder of Piet Retief and his delegation, the Zulu chief Dingane sent his impis to exterminate the remaining voortrekkers who were camped at Doringkop, Bloukrans The Weenen Massacre was the massacre of...	February 17, 1838	Weenen, KwaZulu-Natal Weenen, KwaZulu-Natal Weenen is the second oldest European settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on the banks of the Bushman River. The farms around the town grow vegetables, lucerne, groundnuts, and citrus fruit. The town was laid out in 1838 at the site of a massacre by the Zulus following...	534

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