The insurrectionary period of the mid-1980s in South Africa reflected contestations between supporters of the anti-apartheid movement and the apartheid regime over the direction and pace of political and social change, symbolising the deepening crisis of political legitimacy of the South African regime. In three major treason trials, the state attempted to legitimi...

Entre 1984 et 1986, l'Afrique du Sud était aux prises avec des soulèvements généralisés dans les townships du pays. La répression d'État, qui visait à juguler les protestations populaires, a eu pour conséquence négative de radicaliser des franges de la jeunesse noire qui étaient à l'avant-garde de la lutte contre le régime d'apartheid. Alors que la période d'insurr...

The period 1984–86 has been widely recognised as a watershed in South Africa’s history, leading to the most sustained challenge to the apartheid regime and eventually contributing to the demise of white minority rule. The Vaal Uprising of September 1984, triggered by dissatisfaction over rent increases and an illegitimate and defunct local government, heralded ...