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Traumatic brain injury, not a hunger strike
- An inquest later revealed that Biko died from traumatic brain injury, not a hunger strike as announced by the South African Minister of Police.
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The explanation given by the Minister of Justice and Police, Jimmy Kruger, was that Biko died while on a hunger strike. This explanation was not sufficient for observers and people close to Biko. The medical reports received by Minister Kruger were not made public.
- IV - The Death of Steve Biko | South African History Online
Since 5 September Mr. Biko refused his meals and threatened...
- IV - The Death of Steve Biko | South African History Online
Sep 17, 2020 · Steve Biko, one of the most prominent leaders in the anti-apartheid struggle, died in police detention on September 12, 1977. He was imprisoned on charges of terrorism. The South African Minister of Police announced that he died after a seven-day hunger strike.
Since 5 September Mr. Biko refused his meals and threatened to go on a hunger strike. He had been regularly supplied with meals and water, but refused to partake thereof. On 7 September a district surgeon was called in because Mr. Biko appeared unwell.
Sep 12, 2011 · On Sept. 12, 1977, Stephen Biko, one of South Africa’s most influential anti-apartheid activists, died after being beaten by South African police during an interrogation. South African...
Sep 11, 2003 · News of his death sparked outrage and protest around the world and the South African government was forced to order an inquest. After testifying, the police and doctors involved were exonerated....
Authorities claimed that Biko had died from an extended hunger strike, but an autopsy found that the cause was a brain hemmhorage from the massive injuries to his head.
Sep 20, 2012 · On September 12 Steve Biko died, in the words of Sydney Kentridge, “a miserable and lonely death on a mat on a stone floor in a prison cell”. The minister of justice and the police, Jimmy Kruger, issued a statement that Biko had died from a hunger strike.
