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[[File:Biko poster.jpg|thumb|Famous poster of Steve Biko distributed after his death]] | [[File:Biko poster.jpg|thumb|Famous poster of Steve Biko distributed after his death]] | ||
Biko was killed in prison in 1977 by a guard who initially claimed the cause of death was a hunger strike. | Biko was killed in prison in 1977 by a guard who initially claimed the cause of death was a hunger strike. | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Azanian People's Organization]] | |||
[[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:1977 deaths]] [[Category:Pan-Africanists]] [[Category:Politicians in South Africa]] | [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:1977 deaths]] [[Category:Pan-Africanists]] [[Category:Politicians in South Africa]] | ||
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Steve Biko | |
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| Born | Bantu Stephen Biko 18 December 1946 Tarkastad, South Africa |
| Died | 12 September 1977 (aged 30) Pretoria, South Africa |
| Cause of death | Beating |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political orientation | African socialism Pan-Africanism Black Consciousness |
| Political party | South African Students' Organisation (SASO) |
Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African socialist, Pan-Africanist and anti-apartheid activist. He was at the forefront of the Black Consciousness Movement, a grassroots anti-apartheid movement that promoted non-violence, black nationalism, Pan-Africanism and socialism, in the 1960s and 1970s.
Biko was killed in prison in 1977 by a guard who initially claimed the cause of death was a hunger strike.