White extremist Janusz Waluś assassinated Chris Hani, a prominent anti-apartheid leader, outside his home. The killing generated widespread grief and anger during negotiations to end minority rule. Hani's death exposed the violent resistance to democracy and the vulnerability of a transition won through decades of collective struggle.
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Chris Hani was assassinated while South Africa was negotiating its transition away from apartheid.
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His assassination occurred in April 1993, before the democratic election of 1994.