Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Biko, Stephen Bantu | 1946-1977 | anti-apartheid activist | Black Consciousness Movement
Parallel form(s) of name
- Biko, Steve | 1946-1977 | anti-apartheid activist | Black Consciousness Movement
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Description area
Dates of existence
1946-1977
History
Born in South Africa in 1946, Steve Biko co-founded the South African Students' Organization in 1968, subsequently spearheading the nation's Black Consciousness Movement, and co-founded the Black People's Convention in 1972. Biko was arrested many times for his anti-apartheid work and, on September 12, 1977, died from injuries that he'd sustained while in police custody.
Places
Republic of South Africa, Africa
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
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Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
GB 1847
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
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Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created by Julia Wylie, November 2016
Updated by Carole McCallum, January 2017
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Biography.com. Steve Bio biography. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/steve-biko-38884 [Accessed 23 November 2016].