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people's war

Explanation
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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Was shot dead by IFP supporters in a house in Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, in September 1992 in continuing political conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area. Three people died in the attack.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP near Crossroads, Cape Town, on 19 February 1985. Eighteen people were shot dead and hundreds were wounded in a three-day clash when Crossroads residents resisted a forced removal to Khayelitsha.
Was shot and injured and lost his home and shop in an attack by Witdoeke vigilantes in KTC, Cape Town, in June 1986, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps by the vigilantes, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces. Over 60 people were killed and 20 000 ...
Was shot dead on 29 July 1986 when an MK unit attacked the Madeira police station, in Umtata, Transkei. At least eight people were killed in the attack, including members of the SAP, civilians and one of the MK operatives. One MK operative was granted amnesty (AC/2000/240).
Was injured 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 ...
A UDF supporter who was shot and stabbed to death by Inkatha supporters in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 17 April 1988 in intensifying political conflict in the area. Inkatha supporters allegedly marched through Mpumalanga Unit 3 after a meeting, shooting people at random.
Was shot dead when IFP supporters attacked a house in Inanda, near Kwa-Mashu, Durban, during September 1992 in continuing political conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area. Three people were killed in the attack.
An IFP supporter who was shot and injured in KwaDweshula, Port Shepstone, Natal, on 2 September 1990 in political conflict between ANC and IFP supporters. His father was also killed in the attack. On that day, most people in the area had left their houses and fled into the nearby forest.
An ANC supporter who had her house in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down during 1993 in intense political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. More than 300 people died violently in Bhambayi during the course of 1993. Hundreds of homes were burnt down.
Was shot dead on 28 November 1993 when IFP supporters from Ndabayakhe opened fire on ANC supporters attending a cultural ceremony at Iniwe, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal. Eight people, all believed to be ANC supporters, were killed.
Was killed during the Boipatong massacre by IFP supporters in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, on 17 June 1992, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty; a further three applications were refused (AC/2000/209). See ...
Was shot and injured when APLA operatives threw hand grenades at and opened fire on the congregation of St James` Church, Kenilworth, Cape Town, on 25 July 1993. Eleven people were killed and 58 wounded in the attack. See APLA attacks. Three of four APLA members were granted amnesty for the attack. ...
Was injured when members of MK`s Special Operations Unit detonated an explosive in a car outside the SADF Witwatersrand Command headquarters in Johannesburg on 30 July 1987. At least 68 people were injured. Three MK operatives and one UDF supporter linked to MK were granted amnesty for their roles ...
Was attacked with an axe and had his house in Chesterville, Durban, burnt down by named members of the Chesterville A-team on 9 January 1987. Three people, including two children, were burnt to death in the incident.
Was burnt to death on 2 September 1990 when IFP supporters attacked his neighbours` home in KwaDweshula, Port Shepstone, Natal, in intensifying political conflict in the area. He was with his mother, who was visiting her neighbour when the house was set alight. A total of seven people, including ...
An ANC supporter who was shot dead when IFP supporters attacked a house in Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, in September 1992 during continuing political conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area. Three people were killed in the attack.
Was severely beaten by members of the Security Branch at her home in Mpophomeni, KwaZulu, near Howick, Natal, during political violence between ANC and IFP supporters in 1988. The security forces were allegedly brought in to bring calm to the situation, but exacerbated the violence through random ...
An MK member who was abducted and shot dead by IFP supporters in KwaMashu, Durban, on 11 May 1993, after he had returned from exile. Three other people, including a 17-year-old pregnant woman, were killed that day.
Was shot dead on 28 November 1993 when IFP supporters from Ndabayakhe opened fire on ANC supporters attending a cultural ceremony at Iniwe, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal. Eight people, all believed to be ANC supporters, were killed in the attack.
Was burnt to death on 2 September 1990 when IFP supporters attacked her neighbours` home in KwaDweshula, Port Shepstone, Natal, in intensifying political conflict in the area. She was visiting her neighbours with her sister when the house was set alight, burning a total of seven people to death.
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