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VENA, May

Age 18

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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 twenty people were killed and many more were injured in the shooting. See Langa shootings.

... VAWDA, Yousouff VELA, Patrick Gwebile VELDSMAN, Patrick Pat VELELO, Thembinkosi VELEM, Selina VELI, Ntombizanele VELLEM, Mbulelo VELLEM, Mkuseli VENA, John Thembisile VENA, May VENA, Mpumelelo Hansie VENA, Mxolisi Michael VENA, Vuyisile VENA, Zalisile VENGADASAMY, Tyrone Garfield VERWEY, Julie ...
... bombings. Guerrillas Masizizi Attwell “Pieces” Maqekeza [EC0224/96UTA], Zola Dubeni [EC2653/97UTA], Welile Salman, Sisa Ngombeni and Mzwandile Vena were sought by police in connection with the fuel depot bombing23 . On 21-2 January 1987, Maqekeza was one of two guerrillas who assisted ...
... Transkei enforced a nightly curfew for years after this and several trials resulted. After the bombing, the ANC sent MK commander Mzwandile Vena to Cape Town to replace an operative who had been arrested. Vena was also arrested in Cape Town and fought unsuccessfully against extradition to ...
... Mr Phumzile Gladwell Plaatjies [EC0806/96UIT], Mr Sonwabo Kama [EC1080/96PLZ], Mr Zanele Sidwell Majikazana [EC1140/96UIT] and Ms May Vena [EC1197/96UIT], who all died on the day, and Mr Lungisile William Nqikashe [EC0685/96TSI], who was paralysed in the shooting and subsequently ...
 
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