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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 shot and killed on 17 June 1992 in the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, 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).
Was shot and killed on 17 June 1992 in the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, 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).
A Venda Independence People`s Party member who was arrested and severely beaten by named policemen in Maelula village, Sibasa, Venda, on 18 July 1984 during conflict between the Venda Independence Party and the Venda National Party.
An ANC supporter who was trampled on by a crowd running away from shots fired 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 two hundred people injured in the event which became known ...
Was shot 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 CDF ...
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 two hundred people injured in what became known as the Bisho massacre. Two members of the former CDF ...
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 two hundred and seventeen injured. The overall commander of MK`s Special Operations Unit and two MK ...
Was killed on 17 June 1992 in the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, 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).
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 18 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 one of three civilians killed when a car bomb, planted by MK operatives, exploded outside the NBS building in Witbank, Transvaal, on 24 October 1988. The building was used for commercial purposes, but also housed the Witbank Security Branch offices. Three people were killed and over 20 were ...
Was shot dead by Bophuthatswana Police who opened fire on people protesting against the incorporation of Leeuwfontein into Bophuthatswana, on 1 July 1989.
Was injured in a hand grenade explosion in a shebeen in Lulekani, Gazankulu, on 28 March 1986. Fifteen people died and scores of others were injured in the explosion which was allegedly caused by members of the SADF. See Gazankulu Hand Grenade attack.
Was injured in a hand grenade explosion at Esikhawini, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 26 August 1992. Members of the Esikhawini hit squad entered the home of a COSATU official, who threw a grenade at them. Four people were injured in the incident. The COSATU official was granted amnesty ...
She lost her house and belongings when it was set alight by ANC supporters at Kabokweni, KaNgwane, in 1986. Ms Masilela was targeted by the `comrades`, allegedly under suspicion of being a witch responsible for the death of 15 people. After two attempts to burn her, the `comrades` apparently ...
Was attacked and his house was damaged by supporters of Chief Mahlangu in Mathula Stands, near Dennilton, 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 and ...
Suffered severe ill-treatment and damage to property on 17 June 1992 in the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty; a further three applications were refused ...
A UDF supporter who was shot and injured 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 20 people were killed and many injured in the shooting. See Langa shootings.
Was shot dead by IFP supporters in Swanieville, near Krugersdorp, Transvaal, on 12 May 1991. IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers were retaliating against a previous attack by ANC-supporting squatters and approximately one hundred and fifteen shacks were set alight, twenty seven people were killed and ...
Was injured when she fled and cut herself on broken glass when unidentified gunmen opened fire with AK47s from a vehicle in Daveyton, Transvaal, on 8 August 1993. Seven people were killed in this attack. See drive-by shootings.
She had her home burnt down in February 1980 in Gamatlala, Lebowa, during conflict between Chief BK Matlala and residents supporting the People`s Congress.
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