Marikana massacre (2012)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:murder
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Lonmin massacre
gptkbp:cause strike for higher wages
gptkbp:commemoratedBy August 16 (annually)
gptkbp:date 2012-08-16
gptkbp:documentedIn Miners Shot Down (film)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marikana massacre (2012)
gptkbp:impact sparked national debate on labor rights and police brutality
gptkbp:injuries 78
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Farlam_Commission_of_Inquiry
gptkbp:location gptkb:Marikana,_North_West,_South_Africa
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international
gptkbp:notableVictim Mgcineni Noki
gptkbp:partOf 2012 South African mining strikes
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:South_African_Police_Service
gptkbp:precededBy violent clashes between rival unions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lonmin_platinum_mine
gptkbp:resultedIn public outcry and protests
gptkbp:significance deadliest use of force by South African security forces since the end of apartheid
gptkbp:victim 34
striking mineworkers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Political_history_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7