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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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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 Ms Mhlongo, her sister and and Ms ...
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).
He suffered severe ill-treatment and damage to property 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 ...
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 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 beaten by members of the SAP in Khutsong, Carletonville, Transvaal, in July 1986 at a night vigil. Political gatherings were prohibited during the state of emergency imposed in June 1986. Members of the SAP and SADF surrounded the tent, then entered and beat people severely.
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 ...
An MK operative from East London who was shot dead by Vlakplaas operatives during a raid on two houses in Maseru, Lesotho, on 19 December 1985. His wife was one of eight other people killed in the raid, but their infant daughter Phoenix survived. Seven operatives, including the deputy commander of ...
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 ...
Was shot and injured by a member of the SAP in Parys, Orange Free State (OFS), on 21 June 1985, as he was returning from a mass funeral of people allegedly killed by the police.
An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the 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 ...
Was injured when a car bomb exploded outside the Johannesburg Magistrate`s court on 20 May 1987. Four policemen were killed in the explosion, which took place after a decoy smaller bomb had lured them to the scene. Two other people were injured. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty ...
Was killed when a hand grenade was detonated by a named MK operative in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 27 November 1992. MK and APLA members had returned from exile and were training members of the community to defend themselves against attacks by IFP supporters and the security forces. The perpetrator ...
Was severely injured when members of the Orde Boerevolk opened fire with automatic weapons on a passenger bus in Durban on 9 October 1990. Seven people were killed and 27 injured in the attack. See Putco bus attack. Amnesty was granted to two of the three applicants and refused to the leader of the ...
A UDF supporter who was shot and killed on 6 April 1990 when a group of Inkatha supporters attacked UDF supporters and residents at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in spite of a heavy police and military presence. Fourteen people were killed and at least 120 homes burnt down. One former IFP ...
Was one of eighteen people injured in a limpet mine explosion at a bus stop near the Checkers shopping complex in Silverton, Transvaal, on 4 July 1986. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/1999/0257).
An ANC supporter who had her house in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down in fighting between ANC supporters and IFP supporters, allegedly supported by members of the ISU, in June 1993. More than 300 people died violently in Bhambayi during 1993. Hundreds of homes were burnt down.
Was injured when a limpet mine exploded on a municipal bus in Gardiner Street, Durban, on 30 November 1993. The explosive was being conveyed by APLA operatives to an intended target. When it accidentally exploded, 12 people were killed, including one of the operatives. See APLA attacks. One APLA ...
Was stabbed, shot and killed by Inkatha supporters during intense political violence in Woodyglen, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 11 February 1990, the same day Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Ten people were killed in the fighting which lasted for a week. See Mpumalanga attacks. A ...
Died when an MK operative detonated a car bomb at Jacobs, Durban, on 12 July 1984. The explosion killed five people and injured 27 others. One MK operative was granted amnesty for his role in the MK command structures in Swaziland that facilitated the attack (AC/2001/175).
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