Death in Detention
Dies in custody after being transported to Pretoria.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Steve Bantu Biko Biography and Timeline
Follow Steve Bantu Biko through 2 dated historical records for South Africa.
Steve Bantu Biko, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1977–1977Years on this page
1977
Fatal Injuries in Custody
His death becomes an international symbol of apartheid-era police abuse.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.