Steve Biko

(1946-1977)

South African anti-apartheid activist

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Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published under the pseudonym Frank Talk.

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Born	Stephen Biko 18 December 1946 King William's Town, South Africa
Died	12 September 1977 (aged 30) In police custody, in the Police Room 619
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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