🇿🇦June 16 International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling Peoples of South Africa🇿🇦 📍This day is celebrated annually on June 16 in order to draw attention to the struggle of the peoples of South Africa for their rights, freedom and independence. 📍History and establishment of the holiday The International Day of Solidarity was established by the UN General Assembly to support the movements against apartheid and colonialism that existed in the countries of South Africa. The main reason for the creation of this day was the bloody events that took place on June 16, 1976 in the Republic of South Africa. 📍Events in Soweto On June 16, 1976, mass protests began in the South African city of Soweto by black school students against the forced study of Afrikaans, the language of the white minority, which pursued a policy of apartheid.