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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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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 200 people were injured in the attack. The group went on to destroy ...
Was shot on 4 August 1983 when members of the Ciskei Police randomly opened fire on people in her home at Mdantsane, Ciskei, during the Mdantsane bus boycott.
Was shot dead when about ten men opened fire in Ivory Park, Tembisa, Tvl, on 14 August 1992. Five people died and eight others were injured in the attack, allegedly intended to break a community taxi boycott. Taxi operators were IFP-aligned, and members of the SAP allegedly colluded with the IFP in ...
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 200 people were injured in the attack. The group went on to destroy ...
Was shot and wounded by members of the SAP on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising. 575 people were killed and 2 380 people injured during the uprising in clashes between protesters and members of the SAP and the Riot Unit.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in White City, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 8 September 1991. Police shot three people during an IFP march to Nancefield hostel.
Was shot and injured by named IFP supporters at a night vigil in Alexandra, Johannes-burg, on 26 March 1991. Fifteen people died in this attack, which followed clashes between IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting residents.
Was stabbed and killed by IFP supporters in Alexandra, Johannesburg, in March 1991 after the Alexandra Civic Organisation (ACO) launched a campaign urging town councillors to resign. Many councillors joined the IFP and then informed hostel-dwellers that the ACO intended to demolish hostels sparking ...
A UDF supporter who was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Nyanga Bush, near Crossroads, Cape Town, in February 1985. Eighteen people were shot dead and hundreds were wounded in a three-day clash from 18 to 21 February when Crossroads residents resisted a forced removal to Khayelitsha.
Was shot dead by named IFP supporters in Emdeni, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 5 April 1991 during intense conflict between IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting residents. Four other people were killed in the incident.
A UDF supporter who had his house 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 120 homes burnt down. One ...
Was shot and killed by ANC supporters at Nomhele Reserve, Mapumolo, Natal, on 15 March 1992. Three people were killed and two were severely injured. One ANC member was refused amnesty (AC/1997/0045).
She had her home burnt down during 1985 in Malukazi, KwaZulu, near Umlazi, Durban, in intense conflict between UDF and Inkatha supporters in the area. Malukazi was the scene of one of the earliest outbreaks of political conflict in the province, peaking in August with the killing of UDF leader, ...
An ANC supporter who was shot dead in Mpophomeni, KwaZulu, near Howick, Natal, on 14 April 1993 in ongoing conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. Seven people were killed in the fighting.
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 ...
She 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 dead in Mandela informal settlement, Katlehong, Transvaal, on 22 May 1993, allegedly by members of the ISU. Mr Ngabom was caught in crossfire when clashes broke out between ANC and IFP supporters and police after a group of unidentified gunmen fired at Tokoza hostel during a march ...
Was injured and suffered 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 applications ...
She 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 ...
An ANC supporter who had her home at Ekuthuleni, Umlazi, Durban, burnt down by IFP supporters on 2 February 1992. Eight people were killed and more than 120 homes were burnt down. See Ekuthuleni attacks.
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