# Canonical recap data for Soyuz 11 Disaster (1971)
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slug: soyuz-11-disaster
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title: Soyuz 11 Disaster
subtitle: The Soyuz 11 crew died during reentry when a cabin depressurization valve failed, marking the first in-space fatality and shocking the Soviet space program.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1971-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1971
decade: 1970
country:
name: Soviet Union
slug: soviet-union
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  The 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia was a controversial six-week rugby union tour by the Springboks to Australia. Anti-apartheid protests were held all around the country. The tour is perhaps most infamous for a state of emergency being declared in Queensland.In total, around 700 people were arrested 
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  The 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia was a controversial six-week rugby union tour by the Springboks to Australia. Anti-apartheid protests were held all around the country. The tour is perhaps most infamous for a state of emergency being declared in Queensland.In total, around 700 people were arrested whilst the Springboks were on tour.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Soyuz 11"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia"
  title: 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia
  provider: Wikipedia
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- disaster
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  The 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia was a controversial six-week rugby union tour by the Springboks to Australia. Anti-apartheid protests were
wikidataQid: Q3535455
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  capturedAt: 2025-11-28
  label: 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia"
