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Chris Hani
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South African anti-apartheid activist (1942-1993)
OverviewAI-generated
Chris Hani, born Martin Thembisile Hani in 1942, was a South African politician. He was a member of the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party. His work focused on politics and the internal resistance to South African apartheid. He was educated at the University of Fort Hare and Rhodes University.
Hani died in 1993 from deliberate murder in Boksburg. He was killed by Janusz Waluś. He spoke English and was married to Dimpho Hani.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1942
- Died
- 1993
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Chris Hani, 1942-1993
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 51,051x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,616x
- Geneious Basic: An integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data
· 2012 · cited 17,966x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,786x
- Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant
· 1998 · cited 16,274x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Joe Slovo
- Succeeded by
- Charles Nqakula
- President
- Oliver Tambo Nelson Mandela
- Born
- Martin Thembisile Hani , ( 1942-06-28 ) 28 June 1942, Sabalele Village, Cofimvaba , South Africa
- Died
- 10 April 1993 (1993-04-10) (aged 50), Boksburg , South Africa
- Cause of death
- Assassination
- Party
- South African Communist Party
- Other political affiliations
- African National Congress ( Tripartite Alliance )
- Spouse
- Limpho Hani ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 )
- Children
- Lindiwe Hani Neo Hani Nomakwhezi Hani
- Occupation
- Revolutionary politician military veteran activist
- Civilian awards
- SSAG </i>"}'>
- Nickname
- Chris
- Allegiance
- Umkhonto We Sizwe Soviet Union (1963) Zambia (1967)
- Branch service
- Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army South African National Defence Force
- Years of service
- 1962–1992
- Rank
- Commander Political commissar (1967)
- Battles wars
- Rhodesian Bush War
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Cofimvaba
- Place of death
- Boksburg
- Spouse
- Dimpho Hani
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Rhodes University
- Political party
- South African Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Chris Hani Monument 4.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1942-06-28
- date of death
- 1993-04-10
- manner of death
- homicide
- killed by
- Janusz Waluś
- birth name
- Martin Thembisile
- Commons category
- Chris Hani
- cause of death
- deliberate murder
- name in native language
- Chris Hani
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life and education
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