Chris Hani
(1942-1993)
Anti-apartheid activist
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Chris Hani (28 June 1942 – 10 April 1993), born Martin Thembisile Hani, was the leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of uMkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a fierce opponent of the apartheid government, and was assassinated by Janusz Waluś, a Polish immigrant and sympathiser of the Conservative opposition on 10 April 1993, during the unrest preceding the transition to democracy.
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28 June 1942 (now Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape, South Africa)
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10 April 1993 (aged 50) (now Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa)
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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