Defiance Campaign

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walter_Sisulu
gptkb:Albertina_Sisulu
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:South_African_Communist_Party
gptkb:ANC_Youth_League
gptkb:African_National_Congress_Women's_League
Defiance Campaign Committee
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:theatre
gptkb:films
inspired art and literature
songs and performances
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1952
gptkbp:goal end apartheid laws
gptkbp:government_type increased repression
arrests of activists
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War tensions
post-World War II decolonization
global civil rights movements
rise of nationalism in Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Defiance Campaign
gptkbp:impact mobilized international support against apartheid
gptkbp:influenced_by Gandhian principles
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:annual_events
gptkb:memorial
gptkb:Educational_Institution
public discussions
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:South_African_Indian_Congress
gptkb:South_African_Congress_of_Trade_Unions
gptkbp:launched gptkb:African_National_Congress
gptkbp:legacy inspired future anti-apartheid movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:media_coverage gptkb:documentaries
books and articles
international press attention
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Oliver_Tambo
gptkb:Walter_Sisulu
gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:outcome increased awareness of apartheid
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:political_movement
anti-colonialism
non-violence
human rights advocacy
democratic socialism
gptkbp:production_years gptkb:1960
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Freedom_Charter
gptkb:Sharpeville_Massacre
gptkbp:significance first large-scale resistance against apartheid
gptkbp:tactics civil disobedience
gptkbp:technique strikes
mass protests
boycotts