Anti-apartheid activist
Steve Biko
Founded the Black Consciousness Movement and was beaten to death in police custody at thirty. The inquest found nobody responsible.
Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published under the pseudonym Frank Talk.
- Born
- 1946-12-18, King William's Town, South AfricaA Wednesday
- Died
- 1977-09-12, Pretoria, South AfricaA Monday, aged 30
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1946-12-18, King William's Town, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
Africa/JohannesburgThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 25°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 7°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 19°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 0°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 17°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 8°11′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 19°30′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 10°37′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 13°07′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1977-09-12, Pretoria, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 19°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 7°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 7°19′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 17°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 6°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 3°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 24°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 9°05′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 13°07′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Steve Biko was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.