Martin Thembisile Hani

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Martin Thembisile "Chris" Hani was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and leader of the South African Communist Party and Umkhonto we Sizwe, whose 1993 assassination had a profound impact on the country’s transition to democracy.

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instanceOf anti-apartheid activist
human
military commander
politician
revolutionary
alsoKnownAs Chris Hani
burialPlace Thomas Nkobi Memorial Park
causeOfDeath assassination
gunshot wound
commemoratedBy Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Chris Hani District Municipality
Chris Hani Memorial
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
dateOfBirth 1942-06-28
dateOfDeath 1993-04-10
educatedAt Lovedale High School
University of Fort Hare
ethnicGroup Xhosa
familyName Hani
fullName Martin Thembisile Hani
givenName Martin
Thembisile
hasInfluenced South African transition to democracy
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
mannerOfDeath homicide
memberOf African National Congress
South African Communist Party
Umkhonto we Sizwe
movement anti-apartheid movement
notableEvent assassination of Chris Hani
notableWork leadership in Umkhonto we Sizwe
leadership in the South African Communist Party
numberOfChildren 3
placeOfBirth Cape Province
Cofimvaba
Transkei
Union of South Africa
placeOfDeath Boksburg
Gauteng
South Africa
politicalParty South African Communist Party
positionHeld Chief of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe
General Secretary of the South African Communist Party
religion atheism
residence Dawn Park, Boksburg
sexOrGender male
significantEvent armed struggle against apartheid
exile during apartheid
spouse Limpho Hani

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Chris Hani fullName Martin Thembisile Hani
Martin Thembisile Hani fullName Martin Thembisile Hani