1922 Rand Rebellion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Rand_Revolt
gptkbp:casualties over 1,000 wounded
over 200 killed
gptkbp:causedBy wage reductions
threat of job losses for white miners
gptkbp:context industrial unrest
post-World War I economic downturn
racial labor policies
gptkbp:endDate 1922-03-18
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1922 Rand Rebellion
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in South African labor history
influenced apartheid labor policies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Witwatersrand,_South_Africa
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Bill_Andrews
gptkb:Jimmy_Green
Jan Smuts
Percy Fisher
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions 4 leaders executed
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:South_African_government
gptkbp:participants gptkb:South_African_government
trade unions
white mine workers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:South_African_Police
gptkb:Labour_Party_(South_Africa)
gptkb:South_African_Communist_Party
Chamber of Mines
gptkbp:result hundreds killed
martial law declared
thousands arrested
government victory
gptkbp:significance influenced future labor relations in South Africa
major labor uprising in South African history
gptkbp:startDate 1922-03-06
gptkbp:supportedBy trade unions
white mine workers
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:military_organization
bomber
artillery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fordsburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8