Vaal uprising

When

3 Sep 1984 – 12 Jun 1986

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

26.73° S, 27.87° E

Description

1984–1986 protests in South Africa

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1984–1986 protests in South Africa

The Vaal uprising was a period of popular revolt in black townships in apartheid-era South Africa, beginning in the Vaal Triangle on 3 September 1984. Sometimes known as the township revolt and driven both by local grievances and by opposition to apartheid, the uprising lasted two years and affected most regions of the country. The National Party-led government under P. W.

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