Steve Biko killed in detention
1977 · Event
The anti-apartheid Black Consciousness leader dies after police beatings, becoming a martyr of the South African struggle.
On these timelines: The Fall of Apartheid, Sub-Saharan Africa, Master
More from The Fall of Apartheid
- Apartheid (1948)
- Soweto uprising (1976)
- Sharpeville massacre (1960)
- Mandela imprisoned (Rivonia Trial) (1964)
- The National Party wins on apartheid (1948)
- Mandela inaugurated as President (1994)
- The Freedom Charter (1955)
- De Klerk takes power (1989)
Around 1977
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Chernobyl disaster (1986)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Prague Spring (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Night Fever (Bee Gees) (1978)