Rand Rebellion

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf armed rebellion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1922_Rand_Revolt
gptkbp:cause threat of job losses to black workers
wage reductions for white miners
gptkbp:endDate 1922-03-18
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to rise of National Party
influenced South African labor relations
led to changes in mining industry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rand Rebellion
gptkbp:location gptkb:Witwatersrand,_South_Africa
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Bill_Andrews
gptkb:Solly_Sachs
gptkb:Jimmy_Green
Jan Smuts
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:South_African_government
gptkbp:participants white mine workers
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Great_Strike_of_1913
gptkb:South_African_general_strike_of_1922
gptkbp:result hundreds killed
martial law declared
rebellion suppressed
thousands arrested
gptkbp:startDate 1922-03-06
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:South_African_Police
use of artillery and air force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Hays_Hammond
gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkb:South_African_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6