21/06/1976
First transmitted in 1976, Panorama profiles Val茅ry Giscard d'Estaing, the President of France, and examines the recent violence in South Africa's Soweto.
First transmitted in 1976, Panorama profiles Val茅ry Giscard d'Estaing, the President of France, and considers current conditions in South Africa's Soweto. Dean Desmond Tutu argues that the problems are caused by deep resentment over the inequalities generated by apartheid, whereas Dirk Richard, a government supporter, contends that the main violence was provoked by communist agitators.
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It is estimated that 575 people died in the violence during the summer of 1976. These included police informers and welfare workers as well as anti-apartheid demonstrators. The majority of people who lost their lives were under the age of 25.
Sam Nzima's photograph of the lifeless body of 13-year-old Hector Pieterson being carried away became the defining image of the uprising. There is now a memorial to Hector Pieterson in Soweto.
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- Mon 21 Jun 1976 20:10
Apartheid in South Africa Collection
Clips from this programme are online as part of the Apartheid in South Africa Collection.
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