Biko Dies in Custody: Apartheid Martyr Born
South African security forces kill anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko while he is detained without trial, sparking global outrage that isolates the apartheid regime further. His death galvanizes international sanctions and accelerates the internal resistance that eventually dismantles the system of institutionalized racial segregation.
September 12, 1977
49 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Apartheid
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South Africa
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Steve Biko
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Internal resistance to apartheid
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Steve Biko
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Pretoria
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South Africa
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Apartheid
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Puerto Elizabeth
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cerebral hemorrhage
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Bürgerrechtler
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Embargo
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United Nations Security Council
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