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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 dead at Inhlazane railway station, Soweto, on 8 September 1990. Between 1990 and 1993, five hundred and seventy two people died in train violence allegedly initiated by groups opposed to a democratic transition.
An ANC supporter who was shot dead by IFP-aligned hostel-dwellers in Swanieville, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, on 12 May 1991. About one hundred and fifteen shacks were set alight, twenty seven people were killed and twenty five vehicles were burnt in retaliation for the expulsion of IFP supporters from ...
A UDF supporter who had her 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 one hundred and twenty ...
He had his house looted and set alight by Inkatha supporters 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. A former IFP ...
A UDF supporter who had her 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 one hundred and twenty ...
A UDF supporter who had her 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 one hundred and twenty ...
An IFP supporter who was shot dead at Cottonlands, Verulam, Natal, on 8 January 1990. He was one of three Inkatha supporters killed, including the son of a local IFP chairman. Four days later, UDF supporters petrol-bombed the vigil held for the three deceased, killing another thirteen people ...
Was injured when two MK operatives detonated a bomb in a shopping centre in Amanzimtoti, near Durban, on 23 December 1985 in retaliation for a South African security forces attack two weeks earlier on ANC members in Lesotho, in which nine people had been killed. The explosion in Amanzimtoti killed ...
Was shot and killed when Inkatha supporters opened fire on a group of people near a bus stop in Emagadini, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal on 3 March 1990. The victims had been attending an ANC rally.
Was severely injured and suffered 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 ...
Was injured and suffered 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 ...
He had his house burnt down in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, in 1993 in intense political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. More than 300 people died violently in Bhambayi in 1993. Hundreds of homes were burnt down.
He had his house burnt down in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, in 1993 in continuing political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. More than 300 people died violently in Bhambayi during 1993. Hundreds of homes were burnt down.
An ANC supporter who had her house in Nokweja, Ixopo, Natal, burnt down by IFP supporters on 28 July 1993. More than 110 people fled the area after their homes were burnt down.
An ANC supporter who was stabbed and severely injured by IFP supporters at the railway station in Daveyton, Transvaal, on 22 July 1993. The attack took place because the train was transporting mostly Xhosa-speaking commuters presumed to be ANC supporters. Between 1990 and 1993, 572 people died in ...
An ANC supporter who was shot dead when Inkatha supporters attacked a group of about 20 people at Swayimane, Table Mountain, near Pietermaritzburg, on 3 January 1991. Eight people were killed and one was seriously injured. Mr Mhlongo was allegedly shot while fleeing from the attackers.
Was shot dead on 20 August 1992 in Ekuphumleni, Ciskei, when IFP youth swept through the area killing and robbing people during political conflict. Her daughter and four other people were killed in the attack.
An ANC supporter and civic leader who was shot dead by named perpetrators in an ambush in Phola Park in Tokoza, Transvaal, on 10 October 1992. Four other people were also shot dead in the attack. The Goldstone Commission later implicated a police informer in a disinformation campaign against the ...
Was severely injured when AWB members detonated a car bomb in Bree Street, Johannesburg, on 24 April 1994, in an effort to disrupt the electoral process. Seven people were killed and 13 injured in the blast. Two perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0342). See right-wing attacks.
He had his home burnt down in KTC, Cape Town, in June 1986, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps by Witdoeke vigilantes, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces. Over 60 people were killed and 20 000 homes destroyed in the attacks.
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