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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 and seriously injured by a group of IFP supporters who opened fire on people standing outside a tavern in Dumbe, Paulpietersburg, Natal, on 18 November 1993 in ongoing political conflict in the area.
Was killed 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 (AC/2000/209).
Was stabbed to death 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. Her mother and father were also killed in the attack. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty, a ...
Was killed 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 unit ...
Was severely beaten by police in her home in Umbumbulu, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 17 April 1992. The police had started harassing and arresting people who were thought to be political activists.
An ANC supporter who 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 ...
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 fatally wounded in Mpophomeni, KwaZulu, near Howick, Natal, on 10 April 1993. Several other people died in the ongoing conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area that day.
An ANC supporter who was shot in the left shoulder in Gobizitwana beer hall in Zone 14, Sebokeng, Transvaal, by residents of the Kwa-Madala hostel on 23 May 1991 during conflict between mainly IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting residents. Five people died and 18 were seriously ...
Was shot and injured by a named SAP member in Kakamas, Cape, on 13 February 1988. The perpetrator opened fire on residents outside a house being raided by police. Two children were shot dead and 13 people injured.
Was severely assaulted by members of the SAP in January 1992 at Kolomane police station in Seymour, Ciskei, after a community meeting. Mr Matyeni was accused of alerting people about police presence in the area.
An ANC member who was severely assaulted by named members of the SAP at Kolomane, Seymour, Ciskei, in November 1992, for organising a public meeting in the area to inform people about the ANC.
A UDF supporter who was shot and stabbed to death in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 10 June 1986, by Witdoeke vigilantes, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps. Over 60 people were killed and 20 000 homes destroyed in the ...
An IFP supporter who was shot and injured when ANC supporters attacked the Nkulu area, near Port Shepstone, Natal, on 15 August 1993. Three people died in this attack and four were seriously injured.
An MK operative from Paarl, Cape, who was shot dead by Vlakplaas operatives in a raid on two houses in Maseru, Lesotho, on 19 December 1985. Nine people were killed in the raid, three of which were citizens of Lesotho. Seven operatives, including the deputy commander of Security Branch ...
Was severely injured 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 (AC/2000/209).
She had her home burnt down in Nyanga Bush, Cape Town, in May 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.
She lost her home in an arson attack by a group of community residents in Venda on 10 March 1990. Nine people were killed and 11 houses burnt down in attacks on people accused of practising witchcraft to impede the community`s campaign for re-incorporation of the homeland into South Africa. Two ...
She had her house destroyed in an arson attack in Nyanga, Cape Town, in May 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 were burnt in the attacks.
Was killed 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.
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