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  • NAME: Bantu Stephen Biko
  • OCCUPATION: Activist
  • BIRTH DATE: December 18, 1946
  • DEATH DATE: September 12, 1977
  • EDUCATION: St. Francis College, Natal, University of Natal Medical School
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: King William's Town, South Africa
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Pretoria, South Africa
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Steve Biko was the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. He died from injuries suffered while in police custody.

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Steve Biko was the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. In 1968 he cofounded the all-black South African Students' Organization. The organization's message spread from campuses to the general community, and in 1972 Biko helped found the Black People's Convention. He was arrested many times for his anti-apartheid work and in 1977, died from injuries while in police custody.

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