The insurrection of the 1980s was fundamentally different from previous struggles against white minority rule, both in its scope and militancy. As a result there was an increase in bannings, exiles, detentions and assassinations.
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Helen Joseph (back) and mourners at the memorial service for Victoria Mxenge, who was assassinated by government agents, 1985
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South African History Online. (2011, March 28). Helen Joseph (back) and mourners at the memorial service for Victoria Mxenge, who was assassinated by government agents, 1985. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0042703
South African History Online (2011) 'Helen Joseph (back) and mourners at the memorial service for Victoria Mxenge, who was assassinated by government agents, 1985', South African History Online, 28 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0042703 (Accessed: 16 September 2026).
South African History Online, Helen Joseph (back) and mourners at the memorial service for Victoria Mxenge, who was assassinated by government agents, 1985 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0042703, (accessed 16 September 2026).
"Helen Joseph (back) and mourners at the memorial service for Victoria Mxenge, who was assassinated by government agents, 1985." South African History Online, 28 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0042703. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Helen Joseph (back) and mourners at the memorial service for Victoria Mxenge, who was assassinated by government agents, 1985." South African History Online. March 28, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0042703.
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