June 16, noun phrase

a. Used allusively to refer to the start of the Soweto uprising of 1976. b. Soweto Day, see Soweto sense 3. Also attributive. See also Youth Day.
1977 Rand Daily Mail 16 June 1Brigadier Jan V—, the head of the Soweto Police, last night appealed to blacks to commemorate the first anniversary of June 16 today peacefully.
1986 Times (U.K.) 16 June 16All other meetings, both indoors and out, to commemorate June 16 are banned.
1987 M. Badela in Weekly Mail 19 June 7June 16, the anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising, has become a de facto public holiday for most South Africans. The massive stayaway across the country..showed that support for June 16 is growing annually.
1989 Sunday Times 18 June 20Another June 16 has passed in relative peace..acknowledged, even by many white South Africans, as a day to reflect upon events that made a profound impact on the political history of our country.
1990 New African 18 June 1In the first June 16 commemoration service since the unbanning of the African National Congress.., tens of thousands of people attended peaceful rallies in Southern Natal.
1992 Pace Aug. 29The City Hall was the destination of the June 16 march which began at Curries Fountain Stadium.
Used allusively to refer to the start of the Soweto uprising of 1976.
Soweto Day, see Soweto sense 3. Also attributive.
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