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What is the significance of the Youth Day?

National Youth Day is a special day designated to commemorate the Indian thinker, philosopher, and social leader, Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary. The Government of India marked 12th January as National Youth Day to celebrate this great man and his achievements.

What are the two significances of the Youth Day?

Youth Day commemorates the Soweto youth uprising of 16 June 1976. In 1975 protests started in African schools after a directive from the then Bantu Education Department that Afrikaans had to be used on an equal basis with English as a language of instruction in secondary schools.

What is the significance of June 16?

The June 16, 1976, Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1953.

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