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Category. v. t. e. The Soweto uprising (or Soweto riots) was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. [1] Students from various schools began to protest in the streets of the Soweto township in response to the introduction of Afrikaans ...
June 16 is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 198 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
The International Day of the African Child, [1] also known as the Day of the African Child (DAC), [2] [3] has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the OAU Organisation of African Unity. [1] It honors those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day.
June 11: National Call Your Doctor Day, National Corn on the Cob Day, National German Chocolate Cake Day, National Making Life Beautiful Day, Say "Hi" Day, World Pet Memorial Day. June 12: Eat ...
June 16. Father's Day. Eid al-Adha. World Sea Turtle Day. ... Bloomsday. International Day of the African Child. National Fudge Day. June 17. National Mascot Day. National Cherry Tart Day.
Spurred on by Opal Lee, the racial justice movement and the Congressional Black Caucus, on June 15, 2021, the Senate unanimously passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday. It passed through the House of Representatives by a 415–14 vote on June 16.
Youth Day on 16 June is a public holiday in South Africa and commemorates a protest which resulted in a wave of protests across the country known as the Soweto uprising of 1976. It came in response to multiple issues with the Bantu Education Act and the government edict in 1974 that Afrikaans will be used as medium of instruction for certain ...
February 15: Susan B. Anthony Day. March 10: Harriet Tubman Day. March 19: National Day of Honor [5] March 25: Greek Independence Day [6] March 29: National Vietnam War Veterans Day [7] [8] March 31: Cesar Chavez Day [9] March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility [10] April 6: National Tartan Day.