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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 shot dead by members of the SAP in Crossroads, Cape Town, on 10 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 ...
He had his home destroyed in an arson attack by a named perpetrator in ongoing conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 20 March 1993. At least 18 people were killed in political violence in Bhambayi in March 1993, and 75 homes were burnt down.
An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by IFP supporters 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 ...
Was severely injured 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 were refused ...
Was attacked and later burnt to death in Crossroads, Cape Town, on 11 April 1983, during conflict between supporters of two opposing squatter leaders in the area, Mr Ngxobongwana and Mr Memani. Seven people died in the attack.
Was shot 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 refused amnesty ...
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.
Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK`s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted ...
Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK`s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted ...
She had her house in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down by IFP supporters on 10 March 1993 in intense political conflict in the area. At least 18 people were killed in political violence in Bhambayi in March 1993. Seventy-five homes were burnt down.
An ANC supporter who was shot dead on 12 June 1990, when members of the SADF opened fire on protesters in Umlazi, Durban. Eight people died in political conflict in the area that day.
Was shot dead 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 refused ...
Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK`s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted ...
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Langa, Cape Town, on 11 August 1976, after the Soweto uprising erupted in Cape Town. Over 20 people were shot dead that day.
An Inkatha supporter who had her home at Esigungeni, near Hibberdene, Natal, burnt down by named ANC supporters on 22 March 1990 following the unbanning of political organisations in February. From January to June 1990, over 3000 people fled the area because of political violence.
Was stabbed and shot dead on 9 July 1993 when a group of IFP supporters carried out an early-morning retaliatory attack on people waiting for transport to work at Ezakheni, KwaZulu, near Ladysmith, Natal. Eight men were shot dead, two were stabbed to death and 11 injured. Many homes were burnt down ...
An ANC supporter who had his home burnt down by members of an ANC-aligned self-defence unit at Kagiso, Transvaal, on 26 October 1993 because he instituted disciplinary measures against people implicated in criminal activities.
An ANC member who was arrested in 1963 for mobilising people against the Pass Laws and sentenced to eight years` imprisonment. In February 1986, Ms Mkhwanazi was detained by named police members in Piet Retief, Transvaal. She was burnt with a cigarette, assaulted, suffocated and beaten on her knee ...
Was shot and injured at KwaDlangezwa, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 27 February 1993 in intense political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. Two people were shot dead in the attack.
He had his house burnt down in an attack on an informal settlement at Esikhawini, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 26 August 1992. Eight people were killed in attacks that day, two of which were directed against the homes of ANC members. Shotgun shells matching those used by the KwaZulu Police ...
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