Chris Hani - I believe in the cause

Moments in South African History

One incident that pushed South Africa to the brink of anarchy was the assassination of Communist Party leader Chris Hani. Millions loved him for his role in the ANC's armed wing, his militant speeches against white supremacy and his promise to uplift the poor. For these same reasons, apartheid supporters detested him. And on the 10th of April 1993, he was dead. Polish right-winger Janusz Walus and Conservative Party member Clive Derby-Lewis were sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment, for murdering Chris Hani. When Derby-Lewis and Walus testified for amnesty in June and August 1997, they were forced to explain why they had gunned down the man who called for peace only four days before his death.

Credits: Angie Kapelianis, Darren Taylor, Antjie Samuel, Danny Booysen and the SABC Media Libraries.

Transcript: http://www.sabctruth.co.za/sabctruth/worldsright.htm#believe

From the series South Africa's Human Spirit. Available wherever you find your podcasts.

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