THE DAY IN HISTORY · JUNE 17
June 17 in history
What happened on June 17: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1992, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Boipatong massacre
17 Jun 1992 — Hostel-dwellers kill 45 township residents, with apparent police complicity. The massacre nearly brings the talks to collapse and provides evidence of a “third force” stirring violence to derail the transition. Remember them.
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