Stephen Biko A Symbol of Resilience in the Face of Oppression

Biko was elected the first president of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) which evolved into the influential Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). Thirty years ago, on 12 September 1977, Bantu Stephen Biko, one of South Africa s greatest leaders and philosophers, was murdered in detention by the apartheid ... Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African socialist, Pan-Africanist and anti-apartheid activist. 1946 December 18: Stephen Bantu Biko is born in Tylden, in the Eastern Cape, to Mzimgayi and Alice Nokuzola Biko. 1951 Biko's father dies. I Write What I Like contains a selection of Biko's writings from 1969, when he became the president of the South African Students' Organization, to 1972. Biko died on September 12, at the age of 30, from brain damage sustained after a physical struggle with his interrogators, inadequate medical care, and inhumane ... Steve Biko was elected president an was promptly expelled from medical school. By 1973, Steve Biko was banned by the South African apartheid government. A prominent anti-apartheid activist, Stephen Biko is known principally for his work in raising self-consciousness and pride among South African blacks. Bantu Stephen Biko was born in Tylden on the 18th December 1946, the third child of the late Matthew Mzingaye and Alice Nokuzola “Mamcethe” Biko. He attended ... Steve Biko, founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. His death from injuries suffered while in police custody made him ...