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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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An ANC supporter who was stabbed and shot dead by named IFP supporters at Ngwelezana, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 31 May 1991. Three people died in the attack, and another was injured.
An ANC supporter who was stabbed and shot dead by named IFP supporters at Ngwelezana, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 31 May 1991. Three people died in the attack, and another was injured.
Her house was damaged when a group of Inkatha supporters and Caprivi trainees attacked a UDF meeting in a house at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 18 January 1988. Nine people were killed and an estimated two hundred people were injured in the attack. The group went on to destroy around eight ...
A UDF supporter who was shot and injured when a group of Inkatha supporters and Caprivi trainees attacked a UDF meeting in a house at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 18 January 1988. Nine people were killed and an estimated two hundred people were injured in the attack. The group went on to ...
An iKongo member who was shot in the leg by named members of the SAP on 6 June 1960 during a raid on a mass meeting at Ngquza Hill, Transkei. Eleven people died in the raid, which was a turning point in the Pondoland revolt. Mr Gxabu and twenty two others were arrested and tortured. See Pondoland ...
A Special Constable and the son of a conservative squatter leader who was abducted, beaten and stabbed to death by ANC supporters on 24 June 1990 in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Mr Gwiliza was one of three people killed during clashes between ANC supporters and supporters of his father who had joined ...
A UDF supporter whose house was looted and set alight 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 one hundred and twenty homes ...
His house was burnt down on 11 September 1992 when armed gunmen attacked homes of suspected ANC supporters at Gobandlovu, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal. Six people died, one was injured and several homes were burnt down in this attack.
Her home was burnt down by IFP supporters in a dawn attack on the ANC stronghold of Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 16 February 1993. Ten people were killed and thirty five houses were burnt down.
Was injured in an attack by UDF and ANC supporters in the Mahwaqa area, near Port Shepstone, Natal, on 24 March 1990. Thirteen people died in the attack, which targeted IFP supporters. Two UDF supporters were granted amnesty (AC/2000/041).
... dead. Mr Gwesha was detained for nine months after which he was sentenced to three years on Robben Island, where he was frequently beaten by prison ...
Was shot with birdshot 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 two hundred people were injured in what became known as the Bisho massacre. Two members of ...
A UDF supporter who was stabbed and injured when her home was attacked by named Inkatha supporters in Durban, on 7 June 1988. Three people died in the attack.
A UDF supporter who sustained injuries when a group of Inkatha supporters and Caprivi trainees attacked a UDF meeting in a house at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 18 January 1988. Nine people were killed and an estimated two hundred people were injured in the attack. The group went on to ...
A UDF supporter who was shot and killed 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 former IFP ...
Her home was burnt down in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 13 February 1990 during violent conflict between Inkatha and UDF supporters following the mass funeral of several UDF supporters in the area. Ten people, including a member of the SAP, were killed in the week-long conflict. An amnesty ...
Was shot dead in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 26 December 1988 in violent conflict between Special Constables and UDF supporters in the area. Seven people were killed, one was injured and a house was damaged.
A passenger on a Translux bus who was injured when APLA operatives opened fire at the Gamka River Bridge, Beaufort West, Cape, on the 27 August 1993. Eight people were injured in the attack on the bus. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/2000/167). See APLA attacks.
An ANC member who was shot in the right leg 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 two hundred people were injured in what became known as the Bisho ...
Was shot dead on 12 October 1991 when masked gunmen entered the Ntombela family home in Vosloorus, Transvaal, and opened fire. Three family members were killed and eight people wounded in the attack which took place during ongoing political conflict in the area.
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