Chris Hani, general secretary of the South African Communist Party and a senior ANC leader, was assassinated outside his home in Boksburg by Janusz Waluล, with a role in planning attributed to Conservative Party MP Clive Derby-Lewis. The killing threatened to derail negotiations and sparked grief, anger and mass protest. Nelson Mandela appealed for disciplined action and warned against those seeking to provoke wider conflict.
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How did Mandela respond publicly after Chris Haniโs assassination?
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Mandelaโs address called for dignity and discipline amid grief and anger.
Chris Hani was an ANC and SACP leader.
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He was SACP general secretary and a senior ANC leader.