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South Africa 1966: John Vorster and Apartheid's Hardening

The Story of South Africa: Empire, Apartheid, and Transformation — Fexingo History
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In the mid-1960s, after the Sharpeville massacre and the banning of liberation movements, South Africa entered a period of brutal consolidation. This episode focuses on Prime Minister John Vorster, who took power in 1966 and intensified the security state. We explore his role as minister of justice under Verwoerd, the Terrorism Act of 1967, the rise of the security police under General Hendrik van den Bergh, and the use of indefinite detention without trial. We also touch on the early stirrings of Black Consciousness amid this clampdown, setting the stage for Steve Biko's movement later in the 1970s. Through Vorster's crackdown, we see the apartheid state at its most confident and most repressive. #JohnVorster #Apartheid #SouthAfrica #TerrorismAct1967 #HendrikvanDenBergh #SecurityPolice #Verwoerd #Boss #SharpevilleAftermath #IndefiniteDetention #BlackConsciousness #SteveBiko #1966 #1967 #History #FexingoHistory #SouthernAfrica #ApartheidState Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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