Self-Defence Units (SDUs)

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in South Africa 1960–1994.

Definition

Local armed groups formed in ANC-aligned townships to protect residents from IFP attacks.

Exam Context

Self-Defence Units (SDUs) appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially South Africa 1960–1994 and Collapse of Apartheid c.1980s–1994.

Non-British Depth Studies South Africa 1960–1994 Collapse of Apartheid c.1980s–1994

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

The Path to Democracy and the 1994 Election

South Africa 1960–1994 • Collapse of Apartheid c.1980s–1994

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