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people's war

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a popular national rebellion of both trained soldiers and ordinary civilians during the mid- to late 80s. The strategy, promoted by the ANC, involved integrating armed MK combatants with mass organisations inside South African townships, and rendering the townships ungovernable through attacks on the security forces and other representatives of the state.

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She lost her home in an arson attack by perpetrators opposed to the Kwa-Ndebele government and Imbokodo vigilantes in KwaMhlanga, KwaNdebele, on 5 May 1986. Ms Mahlangu`s husband served in the KwaNdebele Chiefs` Council when residents opposed incorporation into the newly independent KwaNdebele, ...
He lost his home in an attack in Dindela Village, KwaNdebele, by supporters of Chief JM Mahlangu in July 1975. Chief Mahlangu supported plans for the incorporation of the village into the tribal authority of Lebowa, but many residents resisted resulting in attacks on people and property.
Was killed when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK`s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted ...
Was killed when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK`s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted ...
Was severely injured was killed when AWB members detonated a car bomb in Bree Street, Johannesburg, on 24 April 1994, in an effort to disrupt the electoral process. Seven people were killed and thirteen were injured in the blast. Two perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0342). See right-wing ...
Was shot dead by IFP supporters in Tokoza, Transvaal, on 3 December 1990 after he reportedly refused to point out Xhosa-speaking people`s houses. Mr Maisa was one of nineteen people who died during conflict in Tokoza on that day, during ongoing conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area.
Was shot and injured by a named SAP member at Kakamas, Cape, on 13 February 1988, when the perpetrator opened fire on residents outside a house being raided by police. Two children were shot dead and thirteen people injured.
He died when ANC supporters petrol-bombed the bus in which he was travelling in Botshabelo, near Bloemfontein, on 6 February 1990. The incident took place during a strike by the employees of a bus company. The ANC, in solidarity with the strikers, had called on people not to use buses.
A Venda Independent People`s Party supporter who was attacked with stones in Louis Trichardt, Transvaal, in 1970 when his party wanted to oust the ruling Venda National Party.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Mhluzi, Middelburg, Transvaal, on 21 November 1990 while participating in a march to Middelburg police station organised by the ANCWL in protest against the harrassment of their children by Mhluzi and Middelburg police. Police opened fire on the marchers, ...
Was beaten and stabbed in an attack on her home by supporters of Chief Jack Mphezulu Mahlangu in Sterkfontein, KwaNdebele, in July 1975. Chief Mahlangu supported the incorporation of the village into the tribal authority of Lebowa, but many residents resisted, which resulted in attacks on people ...
An MK operative who was executed in Pretoria Central Prison on 6 April 1979. He had been convicted for his role in the killing of two people in a warehouse in Goch Street, Johannesburg and sentenced to death. Mr Mahlangu had been severely assaulted by members of the Witwatersrand Security Branch ...
She had her property destroyed by supporters of Chief JM Mahlangu in Goederede, near Dennilton, KwaNdebele, in July 1975. Chief Mahlangu supported the incorporation of Goederede into the tribal authority of Lebowa, but many residents resisted, which led to attacks on people and property.
An ANC member who was shot in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 26 March 1990 by members of the SAP who fired at a crowd of about fifty thousand people who had been refused permission to hold a protest march against councillors and increased rentals. Eight people were killed and more than three hundred and ...
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Langa, Uitenhage, Cape, on 21 March 1985 when police opened fire on mourners marching to a funeral. At least twenty people were killed and many injured in the shooting. See Langa shootings.
Was shot dead by KwaNdebele police in KwaNdebele, on 31 May 1987 during a meeting held at Ndalasi Bar Lounge by anti-independence supporters. Three people died and several were injured when police opened fire to disperse the crowd.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Naboomspruit, Transvaal, on 20 April 1993 in the wake of the assassination of SACP leader Chris Hani. The assassination brought South Africa to the brink of chaos and several people lost their lives in the days that followed.
Was shot dead by members of the Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) in Bisho, Ciskei, on 7 September 1992 during an ANC protest march to demand free political activity in Ciskei. Thirty people were killed and 200 people injured in the event which became known as the Bisho massacre. Two members of the former ...
An alleged IFP supporter who was shot dead during a confrontation between ANC and IFP supporters at Gengeshe, Richmond, Natal, on 26 September 1992, in which at least nine people were killed. Two ANC supporters were granted amnesty (AC/97/0063).
An IFP supporter who had her home burnt down by ANC supporters on 4 May 1991 at Okhalweni, Gamalakhe, KwaZulu, near Port Shepstone, Natal. In April and May 1991 political violence in the area claimed the lives of at least thirty one people and rendered about two hundred people homeless.
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