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  1. Chris Hani
    Chris HaniSouth African politician
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  2. BornMartin Thembisile Hani · 28 June 1942 · Cofimvaba, South Africa
    Died10 April 1993 (aged 50) · Boksburg, South Africa
    SpouseLimpho Hani (m. 1973)
    Early life

    Martin Thembisile Hani was born on 28 June 1942 in the Xhosa village in Cofimvaba, Transkei. His father Gilbert Hani was a mine union worker and political activist who left the country to go into exile in 1962 an… See more

    Political and military career

    At the age of 15, he joined the ANC Youth League. As a student, he was active in protests against the Bantu Education Act. He worked as a clerk for a law firm. Following his graduation, he joined Umkhonto … See more

    Assassination

    Chris Hani was assassinated on 10 April 1993 outside his home in Dawn Park, a racially mixed suburb of Boksburg. He was accosted by a Polish far-right anti-communist immigrant named Janusz Waluś, who shot hi… See more

    Influence

    Hani was a charismatic leader, with significant support among the radical anti-apartheid youth. At the time of his death, he was the most popular ANC leader after his senior, Nelson Mandela. Following the legalisatio… See more