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Sharpeville (also spelled Sharpville) is a township situated between two large industrial cities, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging, in southern Gauteng, South Africa. Sharpeville is one of the oldest of six townships in the Vaal Triangle. It was named after John Lillie Sharpe who came to South Africa from Glasgow, Scotland, as secretary of Stewarts & Lloyds. Sharpe was elected to the Vereeniging City Council in 1932 and held the position of mayor from 1934 to 1937.

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rdfs:label	Sharpeville (en) Sharpeville (de) Sharpeville (eo) Sharpeville (es) Sharpeville (it) Sharpeville (fr) Sharpeville (nl) Sharpeville (pt) Sharpeville (sv) 沙佩维尔 (zh)
rdfs:comment	Sharpeville ist ein Township der Lokalgemeinde Emfuleni in der Provinz Gauteng in Südafrika, etwa 50 Kilometer südlich von Johannesburg. 2011 hatte es 37.599 Einwohner. Gegründet wurde dieser Wohnort für Schwarze von der Apartheidregierung Südafrikas. Es liegt zwischen den beiden Industriestädten Vanderbijlpark und Vereeniging und wurde nach John Sharpe benannt, einem ehemaligen Bürgermeister von Vereeniging. International bekannt wurde die Township durch das Sharpeville-Massaker 1960 und den Prozess gegen die Sechs von Sharpeville im Jahr 1985. (de) Sharpeville estas urbeto en provinco Gauteng en Sud-Afriko, ĉ. 50 km sude de Johannesburg. Ĝin fondis por nigruloj la aparteida registaro de Sud-Afriko. Ĝi situas inter la industriaj urboj Vanderbijlpark kaj Vereeniging kaj estis nomata laŭ John Sharpe, iama urbestro de Vereeniging. La urbeto estis internacie konata pro la Masakro de Sharpeville, okazinta en 1960 kaj pro la proceso kontraŭ la Ses de Sharpeville en 1985. (eo) Sharpeville est un township de Vereeniging, ville d'Afrique du Sud située à une cinquantaine de kilomètres au sud de Johannesburg au Transvaal dans l'actuelle province du Gauteng. (fr) Sharpeville è una township nel Gauteng meridionale, in Sudafrica, situata fra le città di Vanderbijlpark e Vereeniging. Fu fondata nel 1942. Il luogo è diventato tristemente noto in seguito al massacro di Sharpeville (21 marzo 1960), uno degli episodi più cruenti nella storia dell'apartheid. (it) Sharpeville is een zwarte township in Gauteng, Zuid-Afrika, gelegen tussen de steden Vanderbijlpark en Vereeniging. De plaats is gesticht in 1942 en was in 1960 de locatie van het Bloedbad van Sharpeville. (nl) Sharpeville é um bairro negro construído pelo governo sul-africano da época do apartheid. Fica localizado no sul da província de Gauteng, África do Sul, entre as duas cidades industriais de Vanderbijlpark e Vereeniging. Em 21 de março de 1960, ocorreu nesse bairro o chamado Massacre de Sharpeville, quando a polícia abriu fogo sobre civis negros que protestavam contra as leis do passaporte que eles consideravam discriminatórias. As leis de passaporte restrigiam-lhes o acesso a determinadas áreas e obrigavam-nos a trazer sempre os passes. Neste massacre morreram 69 pessoas e 178 ficaram feridas. (pt) 沙佩維爾（英文：Sharpeville），南非國家的鄉鎮名，因《通行证法》限制黑人活動空間而引起民眾群起抗議，造成民眾遭到政府軍壓制而造成傷亡的沙佩維爾慘案發生於此。 (zh) Sharpeville (también conocida como Sharpville) es una localidad ubicada entre las dos grandes ciudades industriales de Vanderbijlpark y Vereeniging el sur de la provincia sudafricana de Gauteng, Sharpeville es una de los seis poblados más antiguos en . Su nombre se debe a John Lillie Sharpe quien arribó a Sudáfrica proveniente de Glasgow, Escocia, para ocupar el puesto de secretario de Stewarts & Lloyds. Sharpe fue elegido concejal de Vereeniging en 1932 y fue alcalde desde 1934 a 1937. (es) Sharpeville (also spelled Sharpville) is a township situated between two large industrial cities, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging, in southern Gauteng, South Africa. Sharpeville is one of the oldest of six townships in the Vaal Triangle. It was named after John Lillie Sharpe who came to South Africa from Glasgow, Scotland, as secretary of Stewarts & Lloyds. Sharpe was elected to the Vereeniging City Council in 1932 and held the position of mayor from 1934 to 1937. (en) Sharpeville, även stavat Sharpville, är en ort i södra Gauteng, Sydafrika, belägen mellan industristäderna och Vereeniging. Folkmängden uppgick till 37 599 invånare vid folkräkningen 2011. Orten är mest känd för Sharpevillemassakern den 21 mars 1960, där sydafrikansk polis sköt ihjäl svarta demonstranter. Minnet uppmärksammas som Sharpevilledagen den 21 mars, som sedan 1994 är officiell människorättshelgdag. (sv)
foaf:name	Sharpeville, Mabaso (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://sharpeville.co.za/ http://www.vaaltriangleinfo.co.za/towns/sharpeville_6a.htm
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