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, with apparent police complicity, kill 45 township residents. The massacre nearly collapses the talks — evidence of a “third force” stoking violence to derail the transition. Remember them.
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