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Thousands protest the killing of Chris Hani

Date
12 Apr 1993
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Thousands protest the killing of Chris Hani

Two days after Chris Hani was shot and killed, thousands of Blacks took to the streets to protest against the killing of Chris Hani, commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The protesters called for country-wide armed uprisings, but leaders in South Africa urged them to remain calm. Hani was killed a year prior to South Africa's first democratic elections, by two right wing associates Clive Derby-Lewis and Janusz Walus.

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  1. 01Chicago Tribune,"Chris Hani",From: Chicago Tribune,Available at: articles.chicagotribune.com,[Accessed on: 08 April 2014]
  2. 02About.com,"1993, 12 April",From: About.com,Available at: africanhistory.about.com,[Accessed on: 08 April 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Thousands protest the killing of Chris Hani. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013089

South African History Online (2011) 'Thousands protest the killing of Chris Hani', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013089 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

South African History Online, Thousands protest the killing of Chris Hani [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013089, (accessed 30 July 2026).

"Thousands protest the killing of Chris Hani." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013089. Accessed 30 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Thousands protest the killing of Chris Hani." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013089.

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