What the records say
- When
- 10 Apr 1993
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 26.21° S, 28.26° E
- Description
- 1993 murder in Boksburg, South Africa
Placed at the town its description names, Boksburg.
Assassination of Chris Hani
1993 murder in Boksburg, South Africa
Chris Hani, General-Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), was assassinated by right-wing extremist Janusz Waluś on 10 April 1993. The assassination, later tied to members within the Conservative Party, occurred outside Hani's home in Dawn Park during a peak period of progressive anti-apartheid momentum in South Africa.
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