Chris Hani
Also known as Martin Thembisile Hani, Martin Tembisile Hani
South African anti-apartheid activist (1942-1993)
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- 1942
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- 1993
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Chris Hani (28 June 1942 – 10 April 1993; born Martin Thembisile Hani SSA, SBS, CLS, DMG, MMS) was a South African military commander, politician and revolutionary. He served as the leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief of staff of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the former armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a fierce opponent of apartheid, 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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1942 births1993 deaths20th-century atheistsAfrican National Congress politiciansAfrican politicians assassinated in the 1990sAssassinated South African activistsAssassinated South African politiciansDeaths by firearm in South AfricaFormer Roman CatholicsPeople from Intsika Yethu Local MunicipalityPeople murdered in South AfricaPeople of the Rhodesian Bush War