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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 killed when two MK operatives detonated a bomb in a shopping centre on 23 December 1985, in Amanzimtoti, near Durban, 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 injured when APLA members carried out an attack on the Highgate Hotel, East London, on 1 May 1993. Five people were killed and several others injured. See APLA attacks.
Was shot and injured in a drive-by shooting while waiting for a bus in Tembisa, Transvaal, in 1993. Three people died and several others were injured in the attack during violence between IFP and ANC supporters in the area.
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 shot dead 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 20 people were killed and many injured in the shooting. See Langa shootings.
Was shot and severely injured by named members of the SAP at Queenstown, Cape, on 19 November 1985, while handing himself over to police. Two days earlier, police and residents had clashed at a meeting at the Nonzwakazi Methodist Church. Police opened fire, killing at least 11 people and injuring ...
Was stoned and stabbed to death by a crowd of protesters on 11 August 1980 while driving near Crossroads, Cape Town. A second motorist was also attacked and killed that afternoon, during protests related to a bus boycott. Six people were convicted of the killings and sentenced to lengthy prison ...
An ANC supporter who 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 thirteen injured in the blast. Two perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0342). See right-wing ...
Was shot dead by named local self-defence unit (SDU) members in Katlehong, Transvaal, on 7 December 1993. Ms Buthelezi was one of 11 people killed in Moleleki Section, Katlehong, Transvaal between 7 and 8 December 1993 during conflict between the local ANCYL and SDU members in which nine ANCYL ...
Cibinani suffered severe ill-treatment and damage to property during the Boipatong massacre 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 ...
An Inkatha supporter who was stabbed to death by a UDF supporter at his home in Mariannhill, Pinetown, Natal, in June 1986, allegedly because he was involved in recruiting people to join Inkatha. His son was stabbed and injured in the attack.
Was present when a limpet mine, planted by MK operatives, exploded during lunchtime at the Wimpy restaurant in Benoni, Transvaal, on 30 July 1988. One woman was killed and at least sixty six people were injured. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the planning and execution of the attack ...
Was shot dead 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 thirteen people injured.
Was injured when MK operatives detonated a limpet mine in a dustbin at the Vanderbijl Square bus terminus, Johannesburg, on 21 September 1988. Nineteen people were injured and a number of vehicles and buildings were damaged. Two MK Special Operations operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/056). A ...
Was one of eighteen people injured in a limpet mine explosion at a bus stop near the Checkers shopping complex in Silverton, Transvaal, on 4 July 1986. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/1999/0257).
Was stabbed and injured by a UDF supporter at his home in Mariannhill, Pinetown, Natal, in June 1988, allegedly because his father was involved in recruiting people to join Inkatha. His father was killed in the attack.
Was one of three people injured in a limpet mine explosion at the Tembisa police station barracks, Transvaal, on 10 October 1988. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/132).
A COSATU member who was shot dead by members of the KwaZulu Police (KZP) in Mandini, Natal, on 9 April 1990 during a factory stayaway at Isithebe organised by COSATU. The same day, KZP members assisted by Special Constables attacked Isithebe, killing at least ten people.
A COSAS member who was at a protest meeting against police brutality at City Rocks Stadium, Winterveld, Bophuthatswana, on 26 March 1986 when police opened fire. Eleven people were killed and two hundred injured in the City Rocks shooting. In the aftermath, police allegedly assaulted fleeing ...
Was found dead on 30 January 1991 in Umkomaas, near Umgababa, KwaZulu, near Durban, at a time when IFP supporters were attacking people perceived to be sympathetic to the ANC. See Umgababa attacks.
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