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He served the longest sentence of any political prisoner in Robben Island prison in South Africa. [2] Masemola was a teacher in Atteridgeville township in Pretoria in the 1950s. [3] Together with Robert Sobukwe, Masemola co-founded PAC in 1959 in Soweto. [4]
The attacks killed 33 civilians and wounded almost 300 – the highest number of casualties in any one day during the conflict known as the Troubles. 26 people were murdered in Dublin, 7 in Monaghan. A loyalist paramilitary group, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) conspiring with the British Army , claimed responsibility for the bombings in 1993.
The name in Afrikaans means "the spring where two buffaloes were shot stone-dead with one shot" (Afrikaans: Twee buffels met een skoot morsdood geskiet fontein). [ 1 ] 44 characters long, it is the longest place name in South Africa and possibly fourth-longest in the world .
The vast majority of English-language place names in Ireland are anglicisations of Irish language names. The spelling which has legal force is usually that used by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Many of Ireland's longest place names are found in the far west of the island, where the Irish language has survived the longest; including Gaeltacht ...
Killed after being hit by a vehicle driven by fleeing suspect he and colleagues were attempting to apprehend while stealing another vehicle: Letterkenny, County Donegal: Brian Kelleher: Garda: 23037E: 46: 25 February 2007: Accidentally killed by a vehicle while directing traffic away from the scene of an accident, fireman Michael Liston also died
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Crime list This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions ...
There are still various monuments dedicated to Strijdom in South Africa. One monument in central Pretoria, which featured his bust, collapsed in 2001 injuring two people. [27] [28] [29] In 2012, the city of Pretoria renamed 27 streets, which included renaming a street named after Strijdom (the M10) to a new name in honor of Solomon Mahlangu. [30]
[2] [6] Both men then walked back out into the street, where Strydom was then arrested by several policemen. [2] Strydom smiled throughout the shooting. [5] [11] Eight people were killed and 16 were injured in the aftermath. [6] [a] One of the wounded victims was paralyzed from the waist down. [13] Seven of the victims were black, while one was ...