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eventREF E-0121360Revised

9 June 1986

Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg

On this day Mr Mahlomela Mabizela, a member of Alexandra Action Committee (AAC) and chairman of the Alexandra Student Congress (ASCO) was shot dead through the window of a church hall while he attended an Alexandra Youth Congress meeting. The incident took place a few days after the Alexandra Youth Congress (AYCO) and ASCO members instructed the youth not to bring stolen cars to Alexandra Township. Both organizations, AYCO and ASCO, blamed the rival youth organizations for the shooting.

How we know this

  1. 01Saldru clippings collection, ‘Alexandra youth leader shot dead’, Black Politics 1986d

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2016, July 7). Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0121360

South African History Online (2016) 'Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg', South African History Online, 7 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0121360 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).

South African History Online, Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0121360, (accessed 7 October 2026).

"Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg." South African History Online, 7 July 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0121360. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg." South African History Online. July 7, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0121360.

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