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Plaque for Abiel Lebelo

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About Plaque for Abiel Lebelo

Part of a special series of plaques in Soweto to mark sites along the trail of the 16 June 1976 student uprising. Plaque replaced in 2025

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Outside Madibane High School. Marthinus Smuts Drive, Diepkloof, Soweto
June 2016

Inscription

Abiel Lebello In the weeks that followed the June 16 Uprising, protests spread to more schools and locations. On 4 August, the Soweto Students Representative Council (SSRC), organised a workers' stay-away, while students attempted to march from Soweto to John Vorster Police Station. Near the Soweto highway, police opened fire on marching students, and Abiel Lebelo was killed. A prefect at Madibane High School, Abiel Lebello was an Executive Committee member of the SSRC, launched only two days before his death, on 2 August 1976.

Photo courtesy: Kabelo Mokoena (Sunday Times)

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