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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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An ANC supporter who was shot dead in Esikhawini, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, after an IFP rally on 2 August 1992. A toddler being carried by Ms Ntuli was one of at least nine other people killed in the incident. See Esikhawini attacks.
Was shot dead in Esikhawini, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 2 August 1992, when members of the KwaZulu Police opened fire on a group of women, allegedly in order to implicate the ANC. Two others, including a three-year-old child, were killed in the attack, and two people were injured.
She lost her home on 16 February 1993 in a dawn attack on the ANC stronghold of Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, during ongoing conflict between ANC and IFP supporters. Ten people were killed and 35 houses were burnt down in this attack.
An IFP supporter who was shot dead when members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) opened fire on IFP supporters on their way to a meeting at the Tokoza stadium on the East Rand, Tvl, on 8 September 1991. Sixteen people were killed and ten were injured in the attack. One SDU member was granted ...
An ANC supporter who was shot dead on 3 January 1991, when Inkatha supporters attacked a group of about 20 people at Swayimane, Table Mountain, near Pietermaritzburg. Eight people were killed and one was seriously injured.
Was one of eleven people killed by Special Constables who attacked an all-night prayer vigil at Trust Feeds, New Hanover, Pietermaritzburg, on 3 December 1988. See Trust Feeds massacre. The station commander at New Hanover police station, who also chaired the local JMC, was granted amnesty for the ...
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Sebokeng, Tvl, in August 1976 in the wake of the Soweto uprising in which 575 people were killed and 2 380 people were injured in clashes with police. Most of the protesters were youths or schoolchildren.
Was shot and killed by members of the SAP at Ikwezi station in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 17 June 1976 during the Soweto uprising in which 575 people were killed and 2 380 people were injured in clashes with members of the SAP and the Riot Unit. Most of the protesters were youths or schoolchildren.
Was stabbed and thrown from a moving train by IFP supporters between Germiston and Boksburg, Tvl, on 27 August 1992. Between 1990 and 1993, 572 people died in train violence initiated by groups opposed to a democratic transition.
An ANC supporter who was shot and injured at Sowanjane, KwaZulu, near Eshowe, Natal, when members of the SAP opened fire on people returning from an ANC rally in January 1994.
An ANC member who was one of three people shot dead in Lower Crossroads, Cape Town, on 14 May 1993, when a group of men in a vehicle opened fire on them during a period of conflict between residents and a local Crossroads leader.
Was shot by members of the SAP in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Tvl, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed people holding a peaceful protest against the Pass Laws, killing 69 and injuring several others.
An IFP supporter who was killed by members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) at the Duduza hostel in Tvl, on 19 March 1994. At least ten people were killed in the attack, which took place after IFP hostel-dwellers had attacked and evicted ANC hostel-dwellers. Two SDU members were granted amnesty ...
He had his home destroyed in a dawn attack on the ANC stronghold of Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 16 February 1993 in intensifying conflict between ANC and IFP supporters. Ten people were killed and 35 houses were burnt down.
Was shot in the face 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 CDF were ...
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 was shot and injured by a named IFP supporter in an attack on his home at Bhoboyi, Port Shepstone, Natal, on 10 December 1993. His sister was injured in the attack, and two people were shot dead.
An ANC supporter who was shot and seriously injured in Ncotshane, Tvl, on 27 November 1993 by well-known IFP supporters who fired at mourners at the funeral vigil of the local ANC chairperson who had been killed by an IFP supporter. The three perpetrators fired from a car, injuring seven other ...
An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by a named IFP supporter in an attack on his home at Bhoboyi, Port Shepstone, Natal, on 10 December 1993. Her brother was injured in the attack, and two people were shot dead
Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP on 16 June 1976 during the Soweto uprising. During the uprising five hundred and seventy five people were killed and two thousand three hundred and eighty people were injured in clashes between protesters and members of the SAP and the Riot Unit. ...
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